Vulnerability in Qemu
CVE-2011-2527
The change_process_uid function in os-posix.c in Qemu 0.14.0 and earlier does not properly drop group privileges when the -runas option is used, which allows local guest users to access restricted files on the host.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (35.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 35.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Qemu — versions 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68539 (vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/12/5 (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/48659 (vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/12/15 (mailing-list)
- www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2282 (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/47992 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/45419 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/807893
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-02/msg00009.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/74752 (vdb-entry)