CVE-2009-2715

medium

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52211

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2009-2706

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35915

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9323

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-08-07

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00191