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.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise_linux | Redhat | 5.0 (including) | 5.0 (including) |
| Fedora_core | Redhat | core_5.0 (including) | core_5.0 (including) |
| Fedora_core | Redhat | core6 (including) | core6 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | RedHat | xen-0:3.0.3-25.0.3.el5 | * |
| Xen-3.0 | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
| Xen-3.0 | Ubuntu | feisty | * |
| Xen-3.1 | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Xen-3.1 | Ubuntu | gutsy | * |
References
- 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
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24575
- 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
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1020
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1021
- 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
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24575
- 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
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1020
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1021
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33085
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10486