CVE-2008-4638 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

qioadmin in the Quick I/O for Database feature in Symantec Veritas File System (VxFS) on HP-UX, and before 5.0 MP3 on Solaris, Linux, and AIX, allows local users to read arbitrary files by causing qioadmin to write a file's content to standard error in an error message.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00067.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Symantec Subscribe	Veritas File System Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_file_system:5.0:mp2:aix:::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_file_system:5.0:mp2:linux:::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_file_system:5.0:mp2:solaris:::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_file_system:unknown:unknown:hp-ux:::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4618	qioadmin in the Quick I/O for Database feature in Symantec Veritas File System (VxFS) on HP-UX, and before 5.0 MP3 on Solaris, Linux, and AIX, allows local users to read arbitrary files by causing qioadmin to write a file's content to standard error in an error message.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/310872.htm
http://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJSADV-2008-05.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497675/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31679
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.10.20.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2875
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46009

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-10-21T16:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:24:20.377Z

Reserved: 2008-10-21T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-4638

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-10-21T18:00:01.037

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-4638

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

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