Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.826955
Category:	Privilege escalation
Title:	Sun xVM VirtualBox Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - Windows
Summary:	Sun xVM VirtualBox is prone to a privilege; escalation vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: Sun xVM VirtualBox is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: The flaw exists due to VBoxDrvNtDeviceControl function in VBoxDrv.sys in Sun xVM VirtualBox uses the METHOD_NEITHER communication method for IOCTLs and does not properly validate a buffer associated with the Irp object. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation will allow an attacker, with local but un-privileged access to a host where VirtualBox is installed, to execute arbitrary code within the kernel of the Windows host operating system and to gain complete control of a vulnerable computer system. Affected Software/OS: Sun xVM VirtualBox prior to 1.6.4 on Windows. Solution: Upgrade Sun xVM VirtualBox to version 1.6.4 or later. Please see the references for more information. CVSS Score: 7.2 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	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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