Name: CVE-2008-3431: Undefined Security Weakness
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2008-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2008-3431, CWE-264, Exploited in the Wild, CISA KEV Exploit, CVSS 8.8, EPSS 0.06876, CISA KEV

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Oracle Virtualbox	—	Upgrade Oracle VirtualBox to the latest version	May 12, 2025	Aug 5, 2008

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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