CVE-2009-2715 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published 7 Aug 2009 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Guest OS users can crash the Linux host system by executing a specific sysenter instruction, requiring a VirtualBox upgrade.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2009-2715?

CVE-2009-2715 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Aug 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2715?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sun Virtualbox.

How do I fix CVE-2009-2715?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2715 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2009-2715 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-2715 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r55x-r82c-hmq3.