UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10408

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10408

    Published: 19 Oct 2017Last Modified: 16 Jul 2025
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    Summary:

    Details: Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core). The supported version that is affected is Prior to 5.1.30. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data and unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.3 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H).

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: virtualbox

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.1

    Affected versions

    5.0.4-dfsg-2
    5.0.8-dfsg-1
    5.0.10-dfsg-1
    5.0.10-dfsg-2
    5.0.10-dfsg-3
    5.0.10-dfsg-4
    5.0.10-dfsg-5
    5.0.10-dfsg-6
    5.0.10-dfsg-7
    5.0.12-dfsg-1
    5.0.12-dfsg-2
    5.0.14-dfsg-1
    5.0.14-dfsg-2
    5.0.14-dfsg-2build1
    5.0.16-dfsg-2
    5.0.16-dfsg-3
    5.0.18-dfsg-1
    5.0.18-dfsg-1ubuntu1
    5.0.18-dfsg-2
    5.0.18-dfsg-2build1
    5.0.18-dfsg-2ubuntu1
    5.0.24-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.1
    5.0.32-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.2
    5.0.36-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.2
    5.0.40-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.1
    5.0.40-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High