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CVE-2008-3431 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4107 Broken Link 
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020625 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-240095-1 Broken Link 
http://virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog Product 
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/virtualbox-privilege-escalation-vulnerability Exploit  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495095/100/0/threaded Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30481 Broken Link  Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2293 Broken Link 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44202 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6218 Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name Date Added Due Date Required Action
Oracle VirtualBox Insufficient Input Validation Vulnerability 03/03/2022 03/24/2022 Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo Insufficient Information cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-3431
NVD Published Date:
08/05/2008
NVD Last Modified:
07/16/2024
Source:
MITRE