CVE-2008-3431

high-risk
Published 2008-08-05

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.

Do I need to act?

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5.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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1 public exploit available
6218
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Oracle

References (23)

Broken Link http://secunia.com/advisories/31361
Broken Link http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4107
Broken Link http://securitytracker.com/id?1020625
Broken Link http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-240095-1
Product http://virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog
Exploit http://www.coresecurity.com/content/virtualbox-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilit...
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495095/100/0/threaded
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30481
Broken Link http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2293
Third Party Advisory https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44202
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6218
Broken Link http://secunia.com/advisories/31361
Broken Link http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4107
Broken Link http://securitytracker.com/id?1020625
Broken Link http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-240095-1
Product http://virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog
Exploit http://www.coresecurity.com/content/virtualbox-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilit...
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495095/100/0/threaded
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30481
Broken Link http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2293
and 3 more references
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 27/34 · High
Exploitability 22/34 · High
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal