CVE-2008-0928

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.

Category

4.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00850.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00852.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0194.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00900.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00957.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433560
http://secunia.com/advisories/34642 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:016 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:162 vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=debian-security&m=120343592917055&w=2 mailing list
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00857.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00830.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29963 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9706 signature vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29129 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28001 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1799 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29136 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35031 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29081 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29172 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0928?
CVE-2008-0928 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0928?
To fix CVE-2008-0928, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-0928 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-0928 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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