CVE-2008-2004 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published 12 May 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local guest users can read arbitrary host files by manipulating disk image headers, impacting QEMU virtualization environments.

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-2008-2004?

CVE-2008-2004 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qemu Qemu, published on 12 May 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2004?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Qemu Qemu.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2004?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2008-2004 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2004 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2004, GHSA-rx7x-x8p7-jfcr.