CVE-2017-3513 Information disclosure in Oracle VM VirtualBox

Low 2.5 Published 24 Apr 2017 Updated 7 Oct 2024

A local high-privileged attacker can exploit a vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox to gain unauthorized read access to accessible data.

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-2017-3513?

CVE-2017-3513 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox, published on 24 Apr 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: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.0.38 and Prior to 5.1.20. Difficult to exploit 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 read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 2.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3513?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Vm Virtualbox.

How do I fix CVE-2017-3513?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2017-3513 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3513 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-9gh8-9fv8-gcp5.