CVE-2008-3431 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Sun xVM VirtualBox versions prior to 1.6.4, specifically within the VBoxDrv.sys driver. It allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges by sending a crafted kernel address via the DeviceIoControl function to the \\.\VBoxDrv device due to improper buffer validation. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), indicating a low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. It is listed in CISA's KEV catalog, confirming active exploitation, and exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB. The vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.6.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:virtualbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.