CVE-2008-2004
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Published: May 12, 2008 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:52 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorQEMU
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (14)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2008-04/msg00675.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/30111x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/?view=rev&root=qemu&revision=4277Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:162Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200
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