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.
Published: 2008-05-12
Score: 4.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-2002 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-776-1 KVM vulnerabilities
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Qemu Qemu
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:41:00.283Z

Reserved: 2008-04-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-2004

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-05-12T22:20:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-2004

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2008-04-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-2004 - Bugzilla

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