CVE-2008-4638
qioadmin in the Quick I/O for Database feature in Symantec Veritas File System (VxFS) on HP-UX,...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-4638- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-4638- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4618 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4618- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4p67-wfmq-75w4 No score
qioadmin in the Quick I/O for Database feature in Symantec Veritas File System (VxFS) on HP-UX,...
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.
- Record
GHSA-4p67-wfmq-75w4- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-4638 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Symantec Veritas File System, published October 21, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/310872.htm
securityfocus.com/archive/1/497675/100/0/threaded
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46009
symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.10.20.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2875
security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJSADV-2008-05.txt
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4638
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4p67-wfmq-75w4