CVE-2016-5501 Affecting virtualbox package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-VIRTUALBOX-355778
  • published25 Oct 2016
  • disclosed25 Oct 2016

Introduced: 25 Oct 2016

CVE-2016-5501  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:14.04 virtualbox.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream virtualbox package and not the virtualbox package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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-2016-5538.