CVE-2017-3290 Missing authorization in VM VirtualBox

High 7.9 Published 27 Jan 2017 Updated 8 Oct 2024

A high-privileged attacker can modify or delete critical data and cause a denial of service in Oracle VM VirtualBox via the Shared Folder component.

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-2017-3290?

CVE-2017-3290 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox, published on 27 Jan 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Shared Folder). Supported versions that are affected are VirtualBox prior to 5.0.32 and prior to 5.1.14. 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 creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS v3.0 Base Score 7.9 (Integrity and Availability impacts).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3290?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Vm Virtualbox.

How do I fix CVE-2017-3290?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2017-3290 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3290 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-8495-7q88-7j77.