{"id":"CVE-2008-4539","details":"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.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:40:12.862591Z","published":"2008-12-29T15:24:23Z","related":["openSUSE-SU-2024:10233-1","openSUSE-SU-2024:10285-1"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.changes.devel/msg/9e0dc008572f2867?dmode=source"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/25073"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/29129"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/33350"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/34642"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/35031"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/35062"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/?view=rev&root=qemu&revision=5587"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1799"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-776-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=237342"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=448525"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=466890"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47736"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+source/qemu/0.9.1+svn20081112-1ubuntu1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01223.html"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=237342"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=448525"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=466890"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://git.kernel.dk/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=65d35a09979e63541afc5bfc595b9f1b1b4ae069"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.mail-archive.com/cvs-all%40freebsd.org/msg129730.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.mail-archive.com/secure-testing-commits%40lists.alioth.debian.org/msg09322.html"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}