Vulnerability Details 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 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.048
EPSS Ranking 89.0%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 8.8
CVSS v2 Score 7.2
Proposed Action
An input validation vulnerability exists in the VBoxDrv.sys driver of Sun xVM VirtualBox which allows attackers to locally execute arbitrary code.
Ransomware Campaign
Unknown
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31361
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4107
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020625
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-240095-1
- http://virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/virtualbox-privilege-escalation-vulnerability
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495095/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30481
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2293
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44202
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6218
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31361
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4107
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020625
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-240095-1
- http://virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/virtualbox-privilege-escalation-vulnerability
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495095/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30481
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2293
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44202
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6218
Products affected by CVE-2008-3431
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cpe:2.3:a:oracle:virtualbox:-
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cpe:2.3:a:oracle:virtualbox:1.6.0
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cpe:2.3:a:oracle:virtualbox:1.6.2