CVE-2007-6227 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

QEMU 0.9.0 allows local users of a Windows XP SP2 guest operating system to overwrite the TranslationBlock (code_gen_buffer) buffer, and probably have unspecified other impacts related to an "overflow," via certain Windows executable programs, as demonstrated by qemu-dos.com.

Published: 2007-12-04

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-6195	QEMU 0.9.0 allows local users of a Windows XP SP2 guest operating system to overwrite the TranslationBlock (code_gen_buffer) buffer, and probably have unspecified other impacts related to an "overflow," via certain Windows executable programs, as demonstrated by qemu-dos.com.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00707.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/29129
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:162
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484429/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26666
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38806

History

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Subscriptions

Qemu Qemu

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-12-04T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:54:27.119Z

Reserved: 2007-12-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-6227

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-12-04T18:46:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:47:38.970

Link: CVE-2007-6227

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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