CVE-2007-0998 describes a vulnerability in the VNC server implementation within QEMU, affecting environments like Xen and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. A local user on a guest operating system can exploit this to read arbitrary files from the host operating system, specifically by manipulating QEMU monitor mode to map host files to a virtual CDROM. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity leading to partial confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there known public exploits or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xen:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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