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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2025-10-22T00:05:55.920Z
Reserved: 2008-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2008-3431

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:37:26.905Z

Status : Deferred
Published: 2008-08-05T19:41:00.000
Modified: 2025-10-22T01:15:33.453
Link: CVE-2008-3431

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