Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.0.37/5.1.19 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.0.37/5.1.19. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2017-3558. The attack requires local access. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.0.37/5.1.19 (Virtualization Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 04/18/2017. The weakness was presented 04/19/2017 by Jann Horn as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2017 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-3558 since 12/06/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After 1 days, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99509 (Oracle VM VirtualBox 5.0.x < 5.0.38 / 5.1.x < 5.1.20 (April 2017 CPU)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370377 (Oracle VM VirtualBox Multiple Vulnerabilities.).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (41904), Tenable (99509) and SecurityFocus (BID 97744†). See VDB-95628, VDB-95669, VDB-95670 and VDB-95704 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 99509
Nessus Name: Oracle VM VirtualBox 5.0.x < 5.0.38 / 5.1.x < 5.1.20 (April 2017 CPU)
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OpenVAS ID: 801578
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Virtualbox Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities - 01 Apr17 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2017
Researcher: Jann Horn
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-3558 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-3558
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100183
SecurityFocus: 97744 - Oracle VM VirtualBox CVE-2017-3558 Local Security Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-3558 - Oracle - VM VirtualBox - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038288

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/19/2017 19:11
Updated: 06/22/2025 11:39
Changes: 04/19/2017 19:11 (90), 09/20/2020 14:56 (7), 12/20/2020 13:53 (4), 06/22/2025 11:39 (15)
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