CVE-2008-3431: Oracle VirtualBox Insufficient Input Validation Vulnerability
High · CVSS 8.8 (CVSS 3.1)KEV known exploitedEPSS 6.9%, 94th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: mitre
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Oracle VirtualBox Insufficient Input Validation Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Oracle: VirtualBox
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- secunia.com/advisories/31361 (opens in new tab)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4107 (opens in new tab)
- securitytracker.com/id (opens in new tab)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44202 (opens in new tab)
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do (opens in new tab)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6218 (opens in new tab)
- virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog (opens in new tab)
- www.coresecurity.com/content/virtualbox-privilege-escalation-vulnerability (opens in new tab)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495095/100/0/threaded (opens in new tab)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30481 (opens in new tab)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2293 (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)