Sun VirtualBox 2.2 through 3.0.2 r49928 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of…
Priority LOW 25CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01107 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-2715
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r55x-r82c-hmq3
References
Exploit 1
More Sun Virtualbox vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-03725 The VirtualBox 2.0.8 and 2.0.10 web service in Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2009-03516 Unspecified vulnerability in the VBoxNetAdpCtl configuration tool in Sun VirtualBox 3.0.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2009-02592 Unspecified vulnerability in Sun VirtualBox 3.0.0 and 3.0.2 allows guest OS users to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.9
- TI-2009-03737 Unspecified vulnerability in Guest Additions in Sun xVM VirtualBox 1.6.x and 2.0.x before… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2009-2715 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-2715 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r55x-r82c-hmq3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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