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CVE-2008-3431

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 \\.\VBo…

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CVSS 8.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE

0.0/10

REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY

8.4/10

General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?

Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
Technical severity: CVSS 8.8: +1.32
Fresh EPSS: 6.88%: +0.03

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 6 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)

0/100

Press, 30 days (60%)

0/100

Grounded branding (15%)

0/100

HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

BleepingComputer

Press · 04 Mar 2022, 08:00 · CISA warns organizations to patch 95 actively exploited bugs - BleepingComputer

Rapid7

Press · 13 Dec 2021, 08:00 · Driver-Based Attacks: Past and Present - Rapid7

Microsoft

Press · 08 Dec 2021, 08:00 · Improve kernel security with the new Microsoft Vulnerable and Malicious Driver Reporting Center - Microsoft

Unit 42

Press · 17 Jun 2020, 07:00 · AcidBox: Rare Malware Repurposing Turla Group Exploit Targeted Russian Organizations - Unit 42

Microsoft

Press · 17 Mar 2020, 07:00 · Secured-core PCs: A brief showcase of chip-to-cloud security against kernel attacks - Microsoft

See all 6 source documents

Ars Technica

Press · 07 Feb 2020, 08:00 · Windows trust in abandoned code lets ransomware burrow deep into targeted machines - Ars Technica

Score evolution

● Hype ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.4 (2026-11-02 15:11). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Source entries and unverified repository candidates are counted separately.

Public exploit evidence

exploitdb #6218 2008-08-10

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence: Exploitation recorded
Priority basis: Recorded exploitation; CVSS 8.8; EPSS 6.9%
Attention, last 30 days: 0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential: local access, low privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity: Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale: Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis: Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:57:20.402472+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline

Published

05 Aug 2008, 19:20

First press mention

07 Feb 2020, 08:00

Added to the CISA KEV catalog

03 Mar 2022, 00:00

Latest press mention

04 Mar 2022, 08:00

Score calculated

05 Nov 2026, 13:57

PoCs on GitHub

1 repositories