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CVE ID:CVE-2008-3431
Description: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.
Test IDs: 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.826955  
Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3431
BugTraq ID: 30481
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30481
Bugtraq: 20080804 CORE-2008-0716 - Sun xVM VirtualBox Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495095/100/0/threaded
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6218
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/virtualbox-privilege-escalation-vulnerability
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020625
http://secunia.com/advisories/31361
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4107
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-240095-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2293
XForce ISS Database: sun-xvmvirtualbox-privilege-escalation(44202)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44202




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