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CVE-2008-4638

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.33%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-10-21 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2008-4638
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.6
EPSS
0.33%
Linux

Original Filing — NVD 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.