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title: "CVE-2016-5545\n    | Ubuntu"
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5545?format=md
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# CVE-2016-5545

Publication date 27 January 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.3 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5545?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle
Virtualization (subcomponent: GUI). Supported versions that are affected
are VirtualBox prior to 5.0.32 and prior to 5.1.14. Easily exploitable
vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP
to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks require human
interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of
this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete
access to some of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data as well as
unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible
data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial
DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS v3.0 Base Score 6.3 (Confidentiality,
Integrity and Availability impacts).

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5545?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| virtualbox | 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Not affected |
| 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [sbeattie](https://launchpad.net/~sbeattie)

requires user interaction

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.3 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | Low |
  | Availability impact | Low |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.3 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5545)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5545)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-5545)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5545)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5545>