CVE-2017-3576 Privilege escalation in Oracle VM VirtualBox

High 8.8 Published 24 Apr 2017 Updated 4 Oct 2024

A low-privileged attacker with local access can exploit a flaw in Oracle VM VirtualBox to achieve full system takeover.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2017-3576?

CVE-2017-3576 is a high-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. Easily "exploitable" vulnerability allows low 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 takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3576?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Vm Virtualbox.

How do I fix CVE-2017-3576?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2017-3576 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-3576 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-j7c6-67f6-mq2g.