CVE-2008-2004

Public Exploit

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.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.11%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/35062 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0194.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29101 vdb entry
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2008-04/msg00675.html mailing list exploit
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:162 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11021 vdb entry signature
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-776-1 vendor advisory
http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/?view=rev&root=qemu&revision=4277
http://secunia.com/advisories/29963 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29129 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30111 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42268 vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30717 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2004?
CVE-2008-2004 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2004?
To fix CVE-2008-2004, 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-2008-2004 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2004 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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