CVE-2007-0998
The VNC server implementation in QEMU, as used by Xen and possibly other environments, allows local users of a guest operating system to read arbitrary files on the host operating system via unspecified vectors related to QEMU monitor mode, as…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.90%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The VNC server implementation in QEMU, as used by Xen and possibly other environments, allows local users of a guest operating system to read arbitrary files on the host operating system via unspecified vectors related to QEMU monitor mode, as demonstrated by mapping files to a CDROM device. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.90% probability · 78th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- xen/qemu
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2802
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2803
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00017.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html
- http://osvdb.org/34304
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0114.htmlPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24575Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51413
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22967
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017764
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1019Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1020Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1021Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33085
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10486
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2802
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2803
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00017.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html
- http://osvdb.org/34304
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0114.htmlPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24575Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51413
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22967
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017764
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1019Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1020Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1021Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.