4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2007-0998
QEMU VNC Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Description

The VNC server implementation in QEMU, as used by Xen and possibly other environments, allows local users of a guest operating system to read arbitrary files on the host operating system via unspecified vectors related to QEMU monitor mode, as demonstrated by mapping files to a CDROM device. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

INFO

Published Date :

March 20, 2007, 10:19 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:27 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-0998 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat fedora_core
1 Xen qemu
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2007-0998.

URL Resource
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2802
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2803
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00017.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00018.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html
http://osvdb.org/34304
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0114.html Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/24575 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51413
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22967
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017764
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1019 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1020 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1021 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33085
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10486
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2802
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2803
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00017.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00018.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html
http://osvdb.org/34304
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0114.html Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/24575 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51413
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22967
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017764
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1019 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1020 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1021 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33085
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10486

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-0998 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-0998 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2802
    Added Reference http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2803
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00017.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00018.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/34304
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0114.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24575
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/51413
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22967
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017764
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1019
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1020
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1021
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33085
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10486
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10486 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10486 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/33085 [Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33085 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 21, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-0998 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-0998 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} -0.00%

score

0.10463

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability