Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.0.31/5.1.13 GUI 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.0.31/5.1.13. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component GUI. Performing a manipulation results in 7pk security. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-5545. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.0.31/5.1.13 (Virtualization Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component GUI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-254. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 01/17/2017. The weakness was presented 01/19/2017 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2017 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-5545 since 06/16/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1211 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 169734 (OpenSuSE Security Update for virtualbox (openSUSE-SU-2017:0382-1)).

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 Tenable (96609) and SecurityFocus (BID 95590†). See VDB-95550, VDB-95551, VDB-95552 and VDB-95553 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: 7pk security
CWE: CWE-254
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Remote: Yes

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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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06/16/2016 🔍
01/17/2017 +215 days 🔍
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01/18/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/19/2017 +1 days 🔍
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01/27/2017 +8 days 🔍
11/02/2022 +2105 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2017
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-5545 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5545
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95703
SecurityFocus: 95590 - Oracle VM VirtualBox CVE-2016-5545 Remote Security Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-5545 - Oracle - VM VirtualBox - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037638

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/19/2017 14:16
Updated: 11/02/2022 15:06
Changes: 01/19/2017 14:16 (86), 07/26/2020 16:31 (7), 11/02/2022 15:06 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:380:103

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