qioadmin in the Quick I/O for Database feature in Symantec Veritas File System (VxFS) on…
Priority LOW 21CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00325 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_file_system:5.0:mp2:aix:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 mp2 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_file_system:5.0:mp2:linux:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 mp2 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_file_system:5.0:mp2:solaris:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 mp2 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_file_system:unknown:unknown:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:* | unknown unknown | Vulnerable | Symantec |
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_file_system:5.0:mp2:aix:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 mp2 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_file_system:5.0:mp2:linux:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 mp2 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_file_system:5.0:mp2:solaris:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 mp2 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_file_system:unknown:unknown:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:* Versions unknown unknown Vulnerable ·Symantec
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-4638
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4p67-wfmq-75w4
References
More Symantec Veritas File System vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-03110 qiomkfile in the Quick I/O for Database feature in Symantec Veritas File System (VxFS) on… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
Sources
- CVE-2008-4638 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-4638 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4p67-wfmq-75w4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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