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CVE-2016-5538

Published: Oct 25, 2016 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
6.7
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5538
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Vm_virtualboxOracle5.0.27 (including)5.0.27 (including)
Vm_virtualboxOracle5.1.7 (including)5.1.7 (including)
VirtualboxUbuntuartful*
VirtualboxUbuntuprecise*
VirtualboxUbuntutrusty*
VirtualboxUbuntuyakkety*
VirtualboxUbuntuzesty*

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