CVE Catalog

CVE-2008-3431

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves privilege escalation by a local user, potentially leading to full system compromise.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately upgrade Sun xVM VirtualBox to version 1.6.4 or later, which includes a fix for this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS