Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 21, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-4638
CVE-2008-4638
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.
Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_file_system:5.0:mp2:aix:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- 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:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
7- seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/310872.htmnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.10.20.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2875nvdVendor Advisory
- www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJSADV-2008-05.txtnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497675/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31679nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46009nvd
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