# CVE-2016-0678: Other in n/a

> Local attackers can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Oracle VM VirtualBox via unspecified core vulnerabilities.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 21 Apr 2016
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j5xh-5qj3-35x6, MGASA-2016-0226

## What is CVE-2016-0678?

CVE-2016-0678 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox, published on 21 Apr 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization VirtualBox before 5.0.18 allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Core.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0678?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Vm Virtualbox.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-0678?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2016-0678 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0678 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Vm Virtualbox

- [CVE-2016-5605](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5605/): Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component before 5.1.4 in Oracle Virtualization allows remote attackers to affect conf (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2018-3294](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3294/): Privilege escalation in VM VirtualBox (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2024-21112](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21112/): Privilege escalation in VM VirtualBox (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-21113](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21113/): Privilege escalation in VM VirtualBox (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-21114](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21114/): Privilege escalation in VM VirtualBox (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-0678 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-0678 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox, published on 21 Apr 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0678 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Vm Virtualbox. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0678/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0678/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0678
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0678
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0678

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