CVE-2008-2004

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

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11021

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42268

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-776-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29101

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0194.html

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:162

http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/?view=rev&root=qemu&revision=4277

http://secunia.com/advisories/35062

http://secunia.com/advisories/30717

http://secunia.com/advisories/30111

http://secunia.com/advisories/29963

http://secunia.com/advisories/29129

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3