Sun xVM VirtualBox 'VBoxDrv.sys' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Sun xVM VirtualBox 'VBoxDrv.sys' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Sun xVM VirtualBox is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability that occurs in the 'VBoxDrv.sys' driver.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with kernel-level privileges on a Microsoft Windows host operating system. Successfully exploiting this issue will result in the complete compromise of affected computers. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition.

Sun xVM VirtualBox 1.6.0 and 1.6.2 running on Windows are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.