Unspecified vulnerability in Guest Additions in Sun xVM VirtualBox 1.6.x and 2.0.x before…
Priority LOW 11Published · 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 · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in Guest Additions in Sun xVM VirtualBox 1.6.x and 2.0.x before 2.0.12, 2.1.x, and 2.2.x, and Sun VirtualBox before 3.0.10, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) on the guest OS via unknown vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00375 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
CPE configurations NVD · 23
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:virtualbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 3.0.8 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:virtualbox:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.8 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:virtualbox:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.10 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:virtualbox:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:virtualbox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:virtualbox:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.0 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:virtualbox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.2 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:virtualbox:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.4 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:virtualbox:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.6 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:*:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Sun |
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:virtualbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.0.8 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:virtualbox:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.8 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:virtualbox:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.10 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:virtualbox:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:virtualbox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:virtualbox:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:virtualbox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:virtualbox:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:virtualbox:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.6 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:*:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Sun
Show 13 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.0 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.2 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.4 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.2 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.4 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.6 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.8 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.10 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.0 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.2 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 | Vulnerable | Sun |
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.2 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.4 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.6 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.8 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.10 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.2 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Sun
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-3940
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-96hr-q94p-6j22
References
Patch 1
Advisory 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-2009-02593 Sun VirtualBox 2.2 through 3.0.2 r49928 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.9
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2009-3940 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-3940 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-96hr-q94p-6j22 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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