CVE-2008-4539 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the Cirrus VGA implementation of KVM (before kvm-82) and QEMU on Debian/Ubuntu, potentially allowing local users to gain privileges via the VNC console. This vulnerability, a result of an incorrect fix for CVE-2007-1320, carries a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity with local attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 81CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kvm_qumranet:kvm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 0.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
8.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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