kvm: qemu-nbd block format auto-detection vulnerability
Published May 13, 2013
3.3
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
qemu-nbd in QEMU, as used in Xen 4.2.x, determines the format of a raw disk image based on the header, which allows local guest OS administrators to read arbitrary files on the host by modifying the header to identify a different format, which is used when the guest is restarted, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2004.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kvm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qemu-kvm
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qemu-kvm | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue does not affect versions of kvm and xen packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This issue does not affect versions of qemu-kvm packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
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:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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 2, 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 2, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00344) | 25.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00344) | 25.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 20.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 26.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/103621.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/103637.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/104036.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55082 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/15/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/16/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028426 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1922 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=923219 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1922
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1922
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/103621.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/103637.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/104036.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/55082 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/15/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/16/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028426 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1922 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=923219 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1922 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1922 |
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