CVE-2018-16867 - CVE House
Back to Database
Status published High CVE-2018-16867

A flaw was found in qemu Media Transfer Protocol (MTP)...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

THREAT MONITOR

Am I Vulnerable?

Launch our assessment wizard to check if your infrastructure is exposed to • CVE-2018-16867

Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

QEMU:
Vulnerable Versions:
3.1.0

Timeline

Official Publish: December 12th, 2018
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)