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title: "CVE-2016-5610\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2016-5610

Publication date 25 October 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

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

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.8 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5610?format=md#impact-score)

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## 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, integrity, and availability via vectors related
to Core.

## 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 | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 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)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.8 · Medium

* Base metrics

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

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.8 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

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

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5610)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5610)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-5610)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5610)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5610>