qemu/kvm/xen: add image format options for USB storage and removable media
Published Aug 8, 2008
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.47%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 10.3
- 11.0
- 11.1
- 10
- 11
Configuration 3
- 4.0
- 5.0
Configuration 4
- 8.04
- 8.10
Configuration 5
- 5.0
- 5.2
- 5.0
- 5.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xen-0:3.0.3-64.el5_2.3
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0892
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xen-0:3.0.3-64.el5_2.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0892 |
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:L/AC:L/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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.47% (0.00470) | 38.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.47% (0.00470) | 36.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00085) | 22.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 24.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 22.71th | 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) |
No CWE recorded.
References (18)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32063 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32088 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34642 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35031 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35062 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1799 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:162 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30604 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020959 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-776-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1945 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=445844 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44269 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1945
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9905 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0892.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1945
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.