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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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2008-08-05T19:20:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T09:37:26.905Z
Reserved: 2008-07-31T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-3431
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2008-08-05T19:41:00.000
Modified: 2024-07-16T17:23:12.217
Link: CVE-2008-3431
Redhat
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