Information disclosure in Qemu

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 identify a different format, which is used when the guest is restarted.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.005 (40.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Qemu — versions 0.9.1
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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