Vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox Affecting Oracle Virtualization

CVE-2017-10240

What is CVE-2017-10240?

The vulnerability found in Oracle VM VirtualBox allows an attacker with high privileges and access to the infrastructure to exploit weaknesses in the system. This could lead to unauthorized actions including causing the application to hang or crash repeatedly, effectively resulting in a denial of service. Additionally, the attacker may gain unauthorized access to alter or delete accessible data, as well as read sensitive information, thereby compromising the integrity and confidentiality of the system.

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