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 Aug 5, 2008 ·Due Mar 24, 2022
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 6.88%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- < 1.6.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Date Added
Mar 3, 2022
Patch Due
Mar 24, 2022
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 10, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.88% (0.06876) | 93.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.88% (0.06876) | 93.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 4.80% (0.04798) | 89.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.53% (0.03528) | 86.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00199) | 58.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 17, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00199) | 57.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 84.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 82.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 65.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (12)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31361 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4107 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONBroken Link
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020625 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-240095-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTBroken Link
- http://virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog x_refsource_CONFIRMProduct
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/virtualbox-privilege-escalation-vulnerability x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495095/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30481 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2293 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44202 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-3431 government-resourceUS Government Resource
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6218 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/31361 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4107 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONBroken Link | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1020625 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-240095-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTBroken Link | |
| http://virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog | x_refsource_CONFIRMProduct | |
| http://www.coresecurity.com/content/virtualbox-privilege-escalation-vulnerability | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495095/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30481 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2293 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44202 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-3431 | government-resourceUS Government Resource | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6218 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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