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CVE-2007-0998

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2007-0998 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from redhat, from redhat, from xen organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2007, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2007-03-20T10:19:00.000

Last Modified

2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	5.0	No
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	5.0	No
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	5.0	No
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	5.0	No
Operating System	redhat	fedora_core	core_5.0	No
Operating System	redhat	fedora_core	core6	No
Application	xen	qemu	*	Yes

References

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

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

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