Sun VirtualBox 2.2/3.0.2 input validation

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Sun VirtualBox 2.2/3.0.2. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Sun VirtualBox 2.2 through 3.0.2 r49928 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (Linux host OS reboot) via a sysenter instruction.

The weakness was released 08/07/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-2715. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Assembler. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 40549 (Sun xVM VirtualBox < 3.0.4 Multiple Local Denial of Service Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (52211) and Tenable (40549). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 49310.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 40549
Nessus Name: Sun xVM VirtualBox < 3.0.4 Multiple Local Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-2715 (🔍)
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X-Force: 52211
Vulnerability Center: 23233 - Sun VirtualBox 2.2 through 3.0.2 r49928 Guest OS Denial of Service via a Sysenter Instruction, Low
SecurityFocus: 35915 - Sun VirtualBox Host Operating System Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/13/2021 16:21
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (53), 02/13/2017 10:14 (13), 08/13/2021 16:13 (4), 08/13/2021 16:21 (1)
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