Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 12, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-2004
CVE-2008-2004
Description
The drive_init function in QEMU 0.9.1 determines the format of a raw disk image based on the header, which allows local guest users to read arbitrary files on the host by modifying the header to identify a different format, which is used when the guest is restarted.
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References
14- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2008-04/msg00675.htmlnvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/30111nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/29129nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29963nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/30717nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/35062nvd
- svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0194.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/29101nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-776-1nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42268nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11021nvd
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