CVE-2007-0998

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-0998
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-03-20 10:19:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-264 | NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.0 All desktop All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.0 All desktop_multiple_os All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.0 All server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.0 All virtualization All
Operating System Redhat Fedora Core core6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Fedora Core core_5.0 All All All
Application Xen Qemu All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:0446-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
osvdb.org/34304 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2012:1572-1: important: XEN: security an af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[SECURITY] Fedora Core 6 Update: xen-3.0.3-8.fc6 | FedoraNEWS.ORG af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 fedoranews.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2012:1573-1: important: XEN: security an af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Security Advisory SA51413 - SUSE update for xen - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Fedora Xen VNC Server Host File Disclosure Security Issue - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Patch
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Xen QEMU Monitor Mode Lets Local Users Read Arbitrary Files - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Xen QEMU VNC Server Arbitrary Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[SECURITY] Fedora Core 5 Update: xen-3.0.3-5.fc5 | FedoraNEWS.ORG af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 fedoranews.org
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