CVE-2009-2715 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Sun VirtualBox versions 2.2 through 3.0.2 r49928, allowing a guest OS user to trigger a Linux host OS reboot using a crafted sysenter instruction. This local vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating low attack complexity and no authentication required, but results in a complete loss of availability for the host system. While not listed on the KEV catalog and with no active Metasploit or Nuclei exploits, a proof-of-concept exploit (EDB-9323) is publicly available, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:virtualbox:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:virtualbox:3.0.2:r49928:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.