CVE-2008-1945 describes a vulnerability in QEMU 0.9.0 where guest operating system users can read arbitrary host files. This is achieved by manipulating the -usbdevice option's diskformat: parameter to alter the disk-image header, effectively tricking QEMU into accessing unintended host files. The vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating local access and low attack complexity, with potential for partial confidentiality impact. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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