CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-1945

LOW
2.1
CVSS v2
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
qemuDebian
Fixed in:0.9.1-5CVE-2008-1945
Fixed in:0.9.1-5CVE-2008-1945
Fixed in:0.9.1-5CVE-2008-1945
Fixed in:0.9.1-5CVE-2008-1945

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.47%probability of exploitation in 30 days
37thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 37% of all known CVEs.

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