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CVE-2008-3431

The VBoxDrvNtDeviceControl function in VBoxDrv.sys in Sun xVM VirtualBox before 1.6.4 uses the METHOD_NEITHER communication method for IOCTLs and...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
July 31, 2008
Published Date
August 05, 2008
Last Updated
February 10, 2025
Vendor
Sun
Product
xVM VirtualBox
Description
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.
Tags
cisa

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

8.8 - HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

7.2

Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (2022-03-03 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30481 http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4107 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6218 http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-240095-1 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

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2022-03-03 00:00:00 UTC

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Added to KEVIntel