HVM guest VNC server allows compromise of entire host OS by any VNC console user
Published Mar 20, 2007
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.90%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Running on/with
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- core_5.0
- core6
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xen-0:3.0.3-25.0.3.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0114
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xen-0:3.0.3-25.0.3.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0114 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.90% (0.01896) | 78.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.90% (0.01896) | 76.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.87% (0.01872) | 81.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.59% (0.03589) | 79.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.20% (0.01197) | 77.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 14.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (20)
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2802 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2803 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00017.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00018.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://osvdb.org/34304 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0114.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24575 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51413 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22967 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017764 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1019 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1020 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1021 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-0998 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=230295 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33085 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0998
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10486 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-0998
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