Vulnerability Details : 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 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.
Vulnerability category: Overflow
Threat overview for CVE-2008-4539
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IPs affected by CVE-2008-4539 121
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4539
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 8 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-4539
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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7.2
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HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-4539
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-4539
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=237342
Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=448525
Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2009:008 - openSUSE Security Announce - openSUSE Mailing ListsMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+source/qemu/0.9.1+svn20081112-1ubuntu1
Third Party Advisory
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http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.changes.devel/msg/9e0dc008572f2867?dmode=source
Third Party Advisory
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01223.html
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.mail-archive.com/secure-testing-commits@lists.alioth.debian.org/msg09322.html
Third Party Advisory
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http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/?view=rev&root=qemu&revision=5587
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1799
Third Party Advisory
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http://git.kernel.dk/?p=qemu.git;a=commitdiff;h=65d35a09979e63541afc5bfc595b9f1b1b4ae069
Exploit;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.mail-archive.com/cvs-all@freebsd.org/msg129730.html
Third Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=466890
Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47736
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-776-1
Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2008-4539
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:kvm_qumranet:kvm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*