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CVE-2008-2004 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2008-04/msg00675.html	CVE	Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/29129	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/29963	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/30111	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30717	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/35062	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42268	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11021	CVE
http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/?view=rev&root=qemu&revision=4277	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:162	CVE
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0194.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29101	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-776-1	CVE
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2008-04/msg00675.html	[email protected]	Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/29129	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/29963	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/30111	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30717	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/35062	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42268	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11021	[email protected]
http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/?view=rev&root=qemu&revision=4277	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:162	[email protected]
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0194.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29101	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-776-1	[email protected]

see all 28 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-200	Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
qemu qemu	0.9.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.9.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]