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CVE-2008-3431 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CNA: CISA-ADPCVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-3431	CISA-ADP	US Government Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/31361	CVE	Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4107	CVE	Broken Link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020625	CVE	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44202	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-240095-1	CVE	Broken Link
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6218	CVE	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog	CVE	Product
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/virtualbox-privilege-escalation-vulnerability	CVE	ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495095/100/0/threaded	CVE	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30481	CVE	Broken LinkExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2293	CVE	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31361	[email protected]	Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4107	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020625	[email protected]	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44202	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-240095-1	[email protected]	Broken Link
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6218	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog	[email protected]	Product
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/virtualbox-privilege-escalation-vulnerability	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495095/100/0/threaded	[email protected]	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30481	[email protected]	Broken LinkExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2293	[email protected]	Broken Link

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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	Mar 3, 2022	Mar 24, 2022	Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo	Insufficient Information to Classify Weakness	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
oracle virtualbox	< 1.6.4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:oracle:virtualbox:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

16 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 22, 2026	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 22, 2025	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Oct 21, 2025	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Oct 21, 2025	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Mar 14, 2025	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Feb 10, 2025	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Dec 19, 2024	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
Jul 16, 2024	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 11, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 6, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]