CVE-2008-3431
Oracle VirtualBox Insufficient Input Validation Vu - [Actively Exploited]
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 5, 2008, 7:41 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
6.0
Exploitability Score :
2.0
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
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An input validation vulnerability exists in the VBoxDrv.sys driver of Sun xVM VirtualBox which allows attackers to locally execute arbitrary code.
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3431
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2008-3431 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2008-3431.
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CVE-2008-3431 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2008-3431 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 14, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Feb. 10, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 19, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31361 Added Reference http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4107 Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1020625 Added Reference http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-240095-1 Added Reference http://virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog Added Reference http://www.coresecurity.com/content/virtualbox-privilege-escalation-vulnerability Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495095/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30481 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2293 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44202 Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6218 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 16, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/31361 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/31361 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4107 No Types Assigned http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4107 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://securitytracker.com/id?1020625 No Types Assigned http://securitytracker.com/id?1020625 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-240095-1 No Types Assigned http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-240095-1 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog No Types Assigned http://virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog Product Changed Reference Type http://www.coresecurity.com/content/virtualbox-privilege-escalation-vulnerability No Types Assigned http://www.coresecurity.com/content/virtualbox-privilege-escalation-vulnerability Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495095/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495095/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30481 Exploit http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30481 Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2293 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2293 Broken Link Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44202 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44202 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6218 No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6218 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Removed CWE NIST CWE-264 Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:1.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.6.2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:virtualbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.6.4 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/495095/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495095/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/6218 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6218 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/44202 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44202 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 06, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
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4.80 }} 1.27%
score
0.88997
percentile