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TI-2013-01779 Aliases CVE-2013-2007GHSA-qf79-fpj8-8m3g

The qemu guest agent in Qemu 1.4.1 and earlier, as used by Xen, when started in daemon…

Priority LOW 31CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

The qemu guest agent in Qemu 1.4.1 and earlier, as used by Xen, when started in daemon mode, uses weak permissions for certain files, which allows local users to read and write to these files.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00375 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.1VulnerableQEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·QEMU

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2013:0896 Released 2013-06-03 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    qemu-kvm security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.5, qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.5, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.5 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-win32-2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.5, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.5, qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.5, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.5 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-win32-2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.5, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.5, qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.5, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.5 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-win32-2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.5, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.5, qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.5, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.5 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-win32-2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.5, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.5

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0896
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0896
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0896
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0896
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0896
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0896
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0896
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0896
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-2007
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qf79-fpj8-8m3g

References

Advisory 3

Other 4

  • TI-2024-16148 QEMU before 8.2.0 has an integer underflow, and resultant buffer overflow, via a TI… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-02736 Uncontrolled resource consumption in QEMU CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-02681 Qemu: 9pfs: improper access control on special files CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2019-09678 The QMP migrate command in QEMU version 4.0.0 and earlier is vulnerable to OS command… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-03326 Qemu-kvm: net: assertion failure in update_sctp_checksum() CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2023-22631 QEMU through 8.0.0 could trigger a division by zero in scsi_disk_reset in… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
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