Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2008-3431
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.
CISA KEV
CVSS Base Score
8.8
HIGH
Exploitability:2.1
Impact Score:6.1
Temporal Score:-
EPSS:6.93%
Threat Intelligence Signals
CISA KEV
YES
KEV Date Added
2022-03-03
Ransomware Use
Unknown
KEV Due Date
2022-03-24
VulnCheck In-the-Wild
No
Nuclei Template
No
EPSS Score
6.932%
EPSS Percentile
93.3th pct
GHSA ID
GitHub Severity
HIGH
SSVC Exploitation
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SSVC Automatable
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Vulnerability Class
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Identity & Timeline
| Status | - |
| Assigning Authority | - |
| CVSS Version / Source | - |
| Reserved | - |
| Published | - |
| Patch Date (date_public) | - |
| Exploit DB Date | - |
| First GitHub PoC Date | - |
| Last Updated | - |
| Time to Patch (Days to fix) | - |
| Exploit Release Gap | - |
| PoC Release Gap | - |
| Exploit DB References | None identified |
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| No affected products specified. | ||
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