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CVE-2008-4638 Details

Description

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/310872.htm CVEPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46009 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497675/100/0/threaded CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31679 CVE
http://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJSADV-2008-05.txt CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
symantec veritas file system
5.0 mp2
unknown unknown

CPE

  • 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:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-4638
NVD Published Date:
Oct 21, 2008
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2008-4638 Details - Not Deferred