CVE-2008-4553 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in qemu-make-debian-root, part of QEMU 0.9.1-5 on Debian GNU/Linux. An attacker can exploit this flaw via a symlink attack on temporary files and directories, allowing them to overwrite arbitrary files on the system. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity with local access, low attack 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 surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.1-5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.9.1-5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.