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CVE-2008-4539

Published: Dec 29, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
7.2HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 57.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

kvm qumranet
commercialaka kvm
kvmOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
qemu
oss-project·US
qemuOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
canonical
commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.
ubuntu linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://git.kernel.dk/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=65d35a09979e63541afc5bfc595b9f1b1b4ae069
git.kernel.dk
http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.changes.devel/msg/9e0dc008572f2867?dmode=source
groups.google.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html
lists.opensuse.org
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