CVE-2008-1945

2.1 LOW 0.5% exploit odds No fix listed

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2008-08-08 19:41 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 22:52 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 2.1 LOW (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2008-08-08 19:41 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 22:52 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
Record status: Modified

Affected

Qemu 0.9.0
Opensuse 10.3
Opensuse 11.0
Opensuse 11.1
Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10
Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11
Debian Linux 4.0
Debian Linux 5.0

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 2.1

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: Partial
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Raw vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record