2.1
LOW
CVE-2008-1945
QEMU USB Device Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 8, 2008, 7:41 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 16, 2020, 12:34 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-1945 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_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_eus
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Qemu qemu
1 Opensuse opensuse
1 Suse linux_enterprise_server
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-2008-1945.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32063 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32088 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34642 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35031 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35062 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1799 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:162 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30604 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020959 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-776-1 Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44269 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9905 Third Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0892.html Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-1945 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-1945 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Dec. 16, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32063 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/32063 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32088 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/32088 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/34642 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/34642 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35031 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/35031 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35062 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/35062 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1799 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1799 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:162 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:162 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30604 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30604 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020959 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020959 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-776-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-776-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44269 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44269 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9905 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9905 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0892.html No Types Assigned https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0892.html Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-200
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mandriva:qemu:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9905 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9905 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/44269 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44269 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 11, 2008

    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-2008-1945 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-2008-1945 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.22707

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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