Description
The ndvbs module in VBox Communications Satellite Express Protocol 2.3.17.3 allows local users to write to arbitrary physical memory locations and gain privileges via a 0x00000ffd ioctl call.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- VBox Satellite Express 2.3.17.3 - Arbitrary Write EDB-38225 · dos · Sep 17, 2015
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20150917 KL-001-2015-005 : VBox Satellite Express Arbitrary Write Privilege Escalation mailing-list
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133620/VBox-Satellite-Express-Arbitrary-Write-Privilege-Escalation.html
- 38225 exploit
- 20150917 KL-001-2015-005 : VBox Satellite Express Arbitrary Write Privilege Escalation mailing-list
- https://www.korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2015-005.txt