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CVE-2008-3431
Published: Aug 5, 2008
Modified: Oct 22, 2025
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
30481
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
4107
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SREASON
6218
exploit
x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
240095
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUNALERT
31361
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
sun-xvmvirtualbox-privilege-escalation(44202)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
ADV-2008-2293
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
http://virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog
x_refsource_CONFIRM
1020625
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
20080804 CORE-2008-0716 - Sun xVM VirtualBox Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
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