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.
Published: 2008-08-05
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: 5.5% Low
KEV: Yes
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-3417 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.
History

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2022-03-03'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

Oracle Virtualbox
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-22T00:05:55.920Z

Reserved: 2008-07-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3431

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:37:26.905Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2008-08-05T19:41:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-22T14:12:18.157

Link: CVE-2008-3431

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses