MEDIUM
qemu/kvm/xen: qemu block format auto-detection vulnerability
Published May 12, 2008
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.51%
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.
Affected products
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.
4.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.51% 0.00508
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00508
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 | 0.51% (0.00508) | 41.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.51% (0.00508) | 39.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00112) | 27.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 32.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 29.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 27.36th | 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) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (18)
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2008-04/msg00675.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29129 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29963 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30111 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30717 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35062 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/?view=rev&root=qemu&revision=4277 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:162 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0194.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29101 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-776-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2004 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444583 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42268 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2004
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11021 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2004
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 12, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 28, 2008
Link CVE-2008-2004
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a