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Sun xVM VirtualBox "VBoxDrv.sys" IOCTL Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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SA31361

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Release Date:

2008-08-05

Last Update:

2008-08-06

Popularity:

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Critical:

Less critical

Impact:

Privilege escalation

Where:

Local system

Solution Status:

Vendor Patch

Software:

Sun xVM VirtualBox 1.6.x

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Solution:
Update to version 1.6.4.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Anibal Sacco, Core Security Technologies

Changelog:
2008-08-06: Added vendor link to "Original Advisory" section.

Original Advisory:
Core Security Technologies:
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/v...ox-privilege-escalation-vulnerability

Sun:
http://virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-240095-1

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