CVE-2008-1945

QEMU 0.9.0 does not properly handle changes to removable media, which allows guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS by using the diskformat: parameter in the -usbdevice option to modify the disk-image header to identify a different format, a related issue to CVE-2008-2004.

🔗 References (28)

• secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/32063
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/32088
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/34642
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/35031
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/35062
• secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1799
• secalert@redhathttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:162
• secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30604
• secalert@redhathttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020959
• secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-776-1
• secalert@redhathttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44269
• secalert@redhathttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9905
• secalert@redhathttps://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0892.html
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html