CVE-2007-0998 Information disclosure in n/a
Local guest users can read arbitrary host files via QEMU VNC monitor mode, exposing sensitive host data to unprivileged attackers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-0998?
CVE-2007-0998 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Mar 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The VNC server implementation in QEMU, as used by Xen and possibly other environments, allows local users of a guest operating system to read arbitrary files on the host operating system via unspecified vectors related to QEMU monitor mode, as demonstrated by mapping files to a CDROM device. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0998?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (12)
xen Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:3.0.3-25.0.3.el5 |
xen-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:3.0.3-25.0.3.el5 |
xen-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:3.0.3-25.0.3.el5 |
xen Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:3.0.3-25.0.3.el5 |
xen-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:3.0.3-25.0.3.el5 |
xen-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:3.0.3-25.0.3.el5 |
xen Red Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::client | All versions | 0:3.0.3-25.0.3.el5 |
xen-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::client | All versions | 0:3.0.3-25.0.3.el5 |
xen-devel Red Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::client | All versions | 0:3.0.3-25.0.3.el5 |
xen Red Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::server | All versions | 0:3.0.3-25.0.3.el5 |
xen-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::server | All versions | 0:3.0.3-25.0.3.el5 |
xen-devel Red Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::server | All versions | 0:3.0.3-25.0.3.el5 |
Products include Xen Qemu.
How do I fix CVE-2007-0998?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2007-0998 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0998 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9g26-qfm4-8pwq, RHSA-2007:0114.