CVE-2008-3431

Oracle VirtualBox Insufficient Input Validation Vulnerability

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

Yes

*KEV

Decision

Act

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

La función VBoxDrvNtDeviceControl del archivo VBoxDrv.sys de Sun xVM VirtualBox en versiones anteriores a la 1.6.4, utiliza el método de comunicación METHOD_NEITHER para IOCTLs, que no validad adecuadamente el búfer asociado con el objeto Irp, el cual permite a los usuario locales ganar privilegios abriendo el dispositivo \\.\VBoxDrv y llamando a DeviceIoControl para enviar una dirección manipulada del kernel

An input validation vulnerability exists in the VBoxDrv.sys driver of Sun xVM VirtualBox which allows attackers to locally execute arbitrary code.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Act

Exploitation

Active

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2008-07-31 CVE Reserved
2008-08-05 CVE Published
2022-03-03 Exploited in Wild
2022-03-24 KEV Due Date
2025-02-10 CVE Updated
2025-02-10 First Exploit
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CAPEC

References (11)

URL	Tag	Source
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4107	Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020625	Vdb Entry
http://virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/virtualbox-privilege-escalation-vulnerability	X_refsource_misc
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495095/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2293	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44202	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6218	2025-02-10
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30481	2025-02-10

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/31361	2018-10-11
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-240095-1	2018-10-11

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Xvm Virtualbox Search vendor "Sun" for product "Xvm Virtualbox"				<= 1.6.2 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Xvm Virtualbox" and version " <= 1.6.2"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Xvm Virtualbox Search vendor "Sun" for product "Xvm Virtualbox"				1.3.2 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Xvm Virtualbox" and version "1.3.2"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Xvm Virtualbox Search vendor "Sun" for product "Xvm Virtualbox"				1.3.4 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Xvm Virtualbox" and version "1.3.4"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Xvm Virtualbox Search vendor "Sun" for product "Xvm Virtualbox"				1.3.6 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Xvm Virtualbox" and version "1.3.6"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Xvm Virtualbox Search vendor "Sun" for product "Xvm Virtualbox"				1.3.8 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Xvm Virtualbox" and version "1.3.8"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Xvm Virtualbox Search vendor "Sun" for product "Xvm Virtualbox"				1.4.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Xvm Virtualbox" and version "1.4.0"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Xvm Virtualbox Search vendor "Sun" for product "Xvm Virtualbox"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Xvm Virtualbox" and version "1.5.0"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Xvm Virtualbox Search vendor "Sun" for product "Xvm Virtualbox"				1.5.2 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Xvm Virtualbox" and version "1.5.2"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Xvm Virtualbox Search vendor "Sun" for product "Xvm Virtualbox"				1.5.4 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Xvm Virtualbox" and version "1.5.4"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Xvm Virtualbox Search vendor "Sun" for product "Xvm Virtualbox"				1.5.6 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Xvm Virtualbox" and version "1.5.6"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Xvm Virtualbox Search vendor "Sun" for product "Xvm Virtualbox"				1.6.0 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Xvm Virtualbox" and version "1.6.0"		-		Affected