Oracle · VirtualBox
CVE-2008-3431
Oracle VirtualBox Insufficient Input Validation Vulnerability
What it is
The VBoxDrvNtDeviceControl function in VBoxDrv.sys in Sun xVM VirtualBox before 1.6.4 uses the METHOD_NEITHER communication method for IOCTLs and does not properly validate a buffer associated with the Irp object, which allows local users to gain privileges by opening the \\.\VBoxDrv device and calling DeviceIoControl to send a crafted kernel address.
CISA: An input validation vulnerability exists in the VBoxDrv.sys driver of Sun xVM VirtualBox which allows attackers to locally execute arbitrary code.
What to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Deadline for US federal agencies: March 24, 2022
- Added to the CISA list
- March 3, 2022
- Published
- August 5, 2008
- Severity
- High 8.8 CVSS 3.1
- Chance of attacks in the next 30 days (EPSS)
- 6.9% in the top 6.0% of all known vulnerabilities
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- More details
- NVD · CVE.org · CISA
All references (11)
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-240095-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30481
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4107
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6218
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31361
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/virtualbox-privilege-escalation-vulnerability
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44202
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2293
- http://virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020625
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495095/100/0/threaded
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