Oracle VirtualBox Insufficient Input Validation Vulnerability

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

• Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2022-03-03

[ Description ]Official 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.

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

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 24 Mar 2022): Apply updates per vendor instructions.

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References

• secunia.com/advisories/31361Broken LinkVendor Advisory
• securityreason.com/securityalert/4107Broken Link
• securitytracker.com/idBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
• sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.doBroken Link
• virtualbox.org/wiki/ChangelogProduct
• www.coresecurity.com/content/virtualbox-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilityExploitThird Party Advisory
• www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495095/100/0/threadedBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
• www.securityfocus.com/bid/30481Broken LinkExploitThird Party Advisory
• www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2293Broken Link
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44202Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
• www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6218ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource