CVE-2008-2004
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.50% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 43.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-05-12 22:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 08:41Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-04-28
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- b7f8ac06310b6ec1575a9f8186fd0b4d1dc5a136bfbf9dca11f0b1cb1959bce6
05 Affected products
06 References
- secunia.com35062http://secunia.com/advisories/35062
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0194http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0194.html
- www.securityfocus.com29101http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29101
- lists.gnu.org[Qemu-devel] 20080428 [4277] add format= to drive options (CVE-2008-2004)http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2008-04/msg00675.html
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2008:162http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:162
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:11021https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11021
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-776-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-776-1
- svn.savannah.gnu.orghttp://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/?view=rev&root=qemu&revision=4277
- secunia.com29963http://secunia.com/advisories/29963
- secunia.com29129http://secunia.com/advisories/29129
- secunia.com30111http://secunia.com/advisories/30111
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comqemu-driveinit-security-bypass(42268)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42268
- www.novell.comSUSE-SR:2008:013http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html
- secunia.com30717http://secunia.com/advisories/30717
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- qemu Fixed in 0.9.1-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- qemu Fixed in 0.9.1-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- qemu Fixed in 0.9.1-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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