CVE-2008-3431 · netVigilance record NV22-0076

Oracle VirtualBox Insufficient Input Validation

past due

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA deadline 2022-03-24 · passed 4 years 5 months ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA

What happened

An input validation vulnerability exists in the VBoxDrv.sys driver of Sun xVM VirtualBox which allows attackers to locally execute arbitrary code.

Who is affected

Oracle VirtualBox. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.

Weakness class: CWE-264.

Timeline

2022-03-03
Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
2022-03-24
CISA remediation deadlinepassed 4 years 5 months ago

Sources

NVD entry for CVE-2008-3431 nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3431
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
nvd.nist.gov nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3431