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Sun xVM VirtualBox < 1.6.4 Local Privilege Escalation
high Nessus Plugin ID 33819
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Synopsis
The remote Windows host has an application that is affected by a local privilege escalation vulnerability.Description
The remote host contains a version of Sun xVM VirtualBox, an open source virtualization platform, before 1.6.4. Such versions reportedly include a kernel driver, 'VBoxDrv.sys', that allows a local user to open the device '\\.\VBoxDrv' and issue IOCTLs with a buffering method of 'METHOD_NEITHER' without any validation. Using specially crafted input, an unprivileged user can leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode.Solution
Upgrade to Sun xVM VirtualBox 1.6.4 or later.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?15aa8120
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495095/30/0/threaded
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 33819
File Name: virtualbox_1_6_4.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 8/5/2008
Updated: 4/25/2023
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 8.1
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-3431
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:sun:xvm_virtualbox
Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 3/24/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-3431
BID: 30481