CVE-2007-0998

N/A Unknown
Published: March 20, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2802
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2803
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00017.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00018.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://osvdb.org/34304
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0114.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/24575
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51413
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22967
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017764
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1019
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1020
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1021
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33085
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10486
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2802
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2803
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00017.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00018.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/34304
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0114.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/24575
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51413
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22967
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017764
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1019
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1020
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1021
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33085
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10486
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

32 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.8%
86th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

redhat xen

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