CVE-2018-3088
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core). The supported version that is affected is Prior to 5.2.16. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.6 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
EPSS 0.45% · 63.9th percentile
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | virtualbox | 0, 5.0.4-dfsg-2, 5.0.8-dfsg-1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | virtualbox | *, 0, 6.0.14-dfsg-2~build1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | virtualbox | 7.0.16-dfsg-1, 7.0.16-dfsg-2ubuntu1, * |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | virtualbox | 6.1.30-dfsg-1, 6.1.32-dfsg-1build1, 6.1.34-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.22.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | virtualbox | 5.2.6-dfsg-5, 5.2.8-dfsg-3, 5.2.8-dfsg-5 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | virtualbox | 0, 7.0.26-dfsg-1, 7.1.8-dfsg-2 |
Timeline
- Jul 18, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 22, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 25, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 27, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 1, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-3088 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-3088 third-party-advisory