CVE-2008-2004

QEMU 0.9.1 - Exposure of Sensitive Information via Disk Image Header Manipulation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (14)

Core 14
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35062
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0194.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29101
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:162
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11021
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-776-1
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29963
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29129
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30111
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42268
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30717

Scores

EPSS 0.0009
EPSS Percentile 25.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (1)
qemu/qemu 0.9.1
Published May 12, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026