Description
QEMU 0.9.0 does not properly handle changes to removable media, which allows guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS by using the diskformat: parameter in the -usbdevice option to modify the disk-image header to identify a different format, a related issue to CVE-2008-2004.
Published: 2008-08-08
Score: 2.1 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1799-1 New qemu packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-1944 QEMU 0.9.0 does not properly handle changes to removable media, which allows guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS by using the diskformat: parameter in the -usbdevice option to modify the disk-image header to identify a different format, a related issue to CVE-2008-2004.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-776-1 KVM vulnerabilities
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Opensuse Opensuse
Qemu Qemu
Redhat Enterprise Linux Enterprise Linux Desktop Enterprise Linux Eus Enterprise Linux Server Enterprise Linux Workstation
Suse Linux Enterprise Server
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:41:00.172Z

Reserved: 2008-04-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1945

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-08-08T19:41:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-1945

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2008-08-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-1945 - Bugzilla

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