GSD-2008-3431

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:23
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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-2008-3431
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      "lastModifiedDate": "2018-10-11T20:48Z",
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