CVE-2011-2527 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Qemu versions 0.14.0 and earlier, specifically within the change_process_uid function in os-posix.c. This flaw allows local guest users to access restricted host files due to improper dropping of group privileges when the -runas option is employed. With a low CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), it indicates a low attack complexity and local access requirement, primarily impacting confidentiality. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.14.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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