# 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 rea

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-03-20 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33085
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51413
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22967
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1021
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1019
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0114.html
- http://osvdb.org/34304
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1020
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10486
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00017.html
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2802
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2803
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24575
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017764
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00018.html

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