{
    "id": "CVE-2008-3431",
    "published": "2008-08-05 19:41:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:55:48",
    "cvss_score": "8.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": null,
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.06876",
    "epss_percentile": "0.93832",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2022-03-24",
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:16:17",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-03-24."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "oracle",
            "product": "virtualbox"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2008-3431",
        "date_added": "2022-03-03",
        "due_date": "2022-03-24",
        "vendor": "Oracle",
        "product": "VirtualBox",
        "name": "Oracle VirtualBox Insufficient Input Validation Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 0
    },
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "6218",
            "title": "Sun xVM VirtualBox < 1.6.4 - Privilege Escalation (PoC)",
            "date": "2008-08-10",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6218"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/31361",
        "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4107",
        "http://securitytracker.com/id?1020625",
        "http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-240095-1",
        "http://virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog",
        "http://www.coresecurity.com/content/virtualbox-privilege-escalation-vulnerability",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495095/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30481",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2293",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44202",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6218",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/31361",
        "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4107",
        "http://securitytracker.com/id?1020625",
        "http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-240095-1",
        "http://virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog",
        "http://www.coresecurity.com/content/virtualbox-privilege-escalation-vulnerability",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495095/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30481",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2293",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44202",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6218",
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-3431"
    ]
}