I thought VirtualBox users would be interested. I’m not trying to put vbox down (I use it myself) but this is important. VMware has also had similar 0 day exploits. We don' need no stinkin' bounties: VirtualBox guest-to-host escape zero-day lands at GitHub • The Register
Now that is tough. Luckily I was only testing Windows 98-era viruses recently…
“the only requirement is that a network card is Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop (82540EM) and a mode is NAT”.
Chances are slim that you will have the card. It is still a bug, but the planets need to align before it will trigger.