CVE-2008-1945: canonical ubuntu_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2008-1945 is a low (CVSS 2.1) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 2.1, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 2Timeline
- 08-08-2008PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
QEMU 0.9.0 does not properly handle changes to removable media, which allows guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS by using the diskformat: parameter in the -usbdevice option to modify the disk-image header to identify a different format, a related issue to CVE-2008-2004.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
0.47%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
41%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.47% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Redhat4 products
Debian2 products
- qemu< 0.9.1-5
- debian_linuxEOL4.0 | 5.0
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL8.04 | 8.10
Opensuse1 product
- opensuseEOL10.3 | 11.0 | 11.1
Qemu1 product
- qemu0.9.0
Suse1 product
- linux_enterprise_server10 | 11
6 vendors · 10 products
References
15 links- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9905VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVALThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:162Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
