CVEs / CVE-2008-3431
CVE-2008-3431: Oracle VirtualBox Insufficient Input Validation Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 3 Mar 2022
- high 8.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 6.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
An input validation vulnerability exists in the VBoxDrv.sys driver of Sun xVM VirtualBox which allows attackers to locally execute arbitrary code.
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.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 3 Mar 2022 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 24 Mar 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
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References
- CVE-2008-3431 on NVD
- CVE-2008-3431 in the CISA KEV catalog
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31361 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- 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
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-3431 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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