CVE-2016-5611
N/A
Published: October 25, 2016 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:49 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorVM VirtualBox
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
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 via vectors related to Core.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
5.0.0 ≤ v < 5.0.285.1.0 ≤ v < 5.1.8
Affected range stops below 5.0.28, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.1.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93744VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037053Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-27SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200
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