CVE-2016-5538 Other in n/a
Local attackers can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Oracle VM VirtualBox via unspecified core vectors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-5538?
CVE-2016-5538 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox, published on 25 Oct 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component before 5.0.28 and 5.1.x before 5.1.8 in Oracle Virtualization allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Core, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5501.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5538?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Vm Virtualbox.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5538?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2016-5538 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5538 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-244g-3mq6-cqhx.