VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-0928
Qemu 0.9.1 and earlier does not perform range checks for block device read or write requests, which allows guest host users with root privileges to access arbitrary memory and escape the virtual machine.
MEDIUM 4.7EPSS 0.37%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.37%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Qemu 0.9.1 and earlier does not perform range checks for block device read or write requests, which allows guest host users with root privileges to access arbitrary memory and escape the virtual machine.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.7 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.37% probability · 30th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- qemu/qemu
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html
- http://marc.info/?l=debian-security&m=120343592917055&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29081
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29129
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29136
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29172Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29963
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34642
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35031
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1799
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:162
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:016
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00830.html
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00850.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0194.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28001
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433560
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9706
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00852.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00857.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00900.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00957.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html
- http://marc.info/?l=debian-security&m=120343592917055&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29081
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29129
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29136
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29172Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29963
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34642
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.