Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.0.31/5.1.13 GUI input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.0.31/5.1.13. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component GUI. The manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-3316. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.0.31/5.1.13 (Virtualization Software). Affected is an unknown part of the component GUI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 01/17/2017. The weakness was published 01/19/2017 by Wolfgang Hotwagner with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2017 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-3316 since 12/06/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by Wolfgang Hotwagner in ANSI C and been published 2 weeks after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at seclists.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96609 (Oracle VM VirtualBox 5.0.x < 5.0.32 / 5.1.x < 5.1.14 Multiple Vulnerabilities (January 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 169689 (OpenSuSE Security Update for virtualbox (openSUSE-SU-2017:0332-1)).

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 (41196), Tenable (96609) and SecurityFocus (BID 95579†). Further details are available at seclists.org. Similar entries are available at VDB-95550, VDB-95551, VDB-95552 and VDB-95553. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Author: Wolfgang Hotwagner
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Nessus ID: 96609
Nessus Name: Oracle VM VirtualBox 5.0.x < 5.0.32 / 5.1.x < 5.1.14 Multiple Vulnerabilities (January 2017 CPU)
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OpenVAS ID: 801578
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Virtualbox Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities - 01 Jan17 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2017
Researcher: Wolfgang Hotwagner
Organization: Oracle
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CVE: CVE-2017-3316 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-3316
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95700
SecurityFocus: 95579 - Oracle VM VirtualBox CVE-2017-3316 Remote Security Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-3316 - Oracle - Virtualization - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037638

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

Created: 01/19/2017 14:16
Updated: 05/15/2026 17:36
Changes: 01/19/2017 14:16 (96), 08/05/2020 20:56 (7), 11/02/2022 14:55 (5), 12/28/2024 21:54 (14), 05/15/2026 17:36 (1)
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