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.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-08-05T19:20:00

Updated: 2018-10-11T19:57:01

Reserved: 2008-07-31T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2008-3431

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-08-05T19:41:00.000

Modified: 2018-10-11T20:48:19.147


Link: CVE-2008-3431

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