chipsec.modules.tools.vmm.vbox.vbox_crash_apicbase module

Oracle VirtualBox CVE-2015-0377 check

Reference:

• PoC test for Host OS Crash when writing to IA32_APIC_BASE MSR (Oracle VirtualBox CVE-2015-0377)

• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html

Usage:

chipsec_main.py -i -m tools.vmm.vbox_crash_apicbase

Examples:

>>> chipsec_main.py -i -m tools.vmm.vbox_crash_apicbase

Registers used:

• IA32_APIC_BASE

Warning

• Module can cause VMM/Host OS to crash; if so, this is a FAILURE