VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-2004
The drive_init function in QEMU 0.9.1 determines the format of a raw disk image based on the header, which allows local guest users to read arbitrary files on the host by modifying the header to identify a different format, which is used when the guest…
MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 0.51%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.51%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The drive_init function in QEMU 0.9.1 determines the format of a raw disk image based on the header, which allows local guest users to read arbitrary files on the host by modifying the header to identify a different format, which is used when the guest is restarted.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.51% probability · 42th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- qemu/qemu
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2008-04/msg00675.htmlExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29129
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29963
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30111Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30717
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35062
- http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/?view=rev&root=qemu&revision=4277
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:162
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0194.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29101
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-776-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42268
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11021
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2008-04/msg00675.htmlExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29129
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29963
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30111Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30717
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35062
- http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/?view=rev&root=qemu&revision=4277
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:162
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0194.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29101
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-776-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42268
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11021
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.