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CVE-2008-4539

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Cirrus VGA implementation in (1) KVM before kvm-82 and (2) QEMU on Debian GNU/Linux an

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Cirrus VGA implementation in (1) KVM before kvm-82 and (2) QEMU on Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu might allow local users to gain privileges by using the VNC console for a connection, aka the LGD-54XX "bitblt" heap overflow. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2007-1320.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.00048
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules1 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

4
kvm qumranet kvm<= 81
qemu< 0.10.0
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
debian linuxall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumPotentially Suspicious Usage Of Qemu
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Scoring & Timeline

7.2
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD29 Dec 2008 · 03:24 PM
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Vendor Advisories

3
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10233-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10285-1
usnUSN-776-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://git.kernel.dk/?p=qemu.git
http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.changes.devel/msg/9e0dc008572f2867?dmode=sourceThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25073Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29129Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33350Third Party Advisory
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