CVE-2018-16867high
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Description
A flaw was found in qemu Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) before version 3.1.0. A path traversal in the in usb_mtp_write_data function in hw/usb/dev-mtp.c due to an improper filename sanitization. When the guest device is mounted in read-write mode, this allows to read/write arbitrary files which may lead do DoS scenario OR possibly lead to code execution on the host.
References
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106195
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16867
Details
Source: MITRE
Published: 2018-12-12
Updated: 2020-05-14
Type: CWE-362
Risk Information
CVSS v2
Base Score: 4.4
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Impact Score: 6.4
Exploitability Score: 3.4
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS v3
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Impact Score: 6
Exploitability Score: 1.1
Severity: HIGH
Vulnerable Software
Configuration 1
OR
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to 3.0.0 (inclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:3.1.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:3.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration 2
OR
Configuration 3
OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Tenable Plugins
| ID | Name | Product | Family | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128184 | EulerOS 2.0 SP8 : qemu-kvm (EulerOS-SA-2019-1815) | Nessus | Huawei Local Security Checks | high |
| 123457 | Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 18.10 : QEMU vulnerabilities (USN-3923-1) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | high |
| 123101 | Fedora 29 : 2:qemu (2019-88a98ce795) | Nessus | Fedora Local Security Checks | high |