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
Published Oct 21, 2008
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.33%
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
No data.
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- unknown
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00325) | 23.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00325) | 24.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 17.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/310872.htm x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJSADV-2008-05.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497675/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31679 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.10.20.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2875 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46009 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/310872.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJSADV-2008-05.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497675/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31679 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.10.20.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2875 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46009 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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