The drive_init function in QEMU 0.9.1 determines the format of a raw disk image based on the header, which allows local guest users to read arbitrary files on the host by modifying the header to identify a different format, which is used when the guest is restarted.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-05-12T22:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:41:00.283Z

Reserved: 2008-04-28T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-2004

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-05-12T22:20:00.000

Modified: 2024-11-21T00:45:52.043

Link: CVE-2008-2004

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2008-04-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-2004 - Bugzilla