VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-4638
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…
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.33%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.33% probability · 25th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- symantec/veritas file system
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/310872.htmPatch, Vendor Advisory
- 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.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2875Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46009
- http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/310872.htmPatch, Vendor Advisory
- 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.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2875Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46009
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.