Symantec Veritas File System prior 5.0 Error Message information disclosure

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
4.8$0-$5k0.00

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Veritas File System. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was published 10/21/2008 with Security Objectives (Website). The advisory is available at symantec.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-4638 since 10/21/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Required for exploitation is a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 5.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (46009). Similar entry is available at 44607.

Productinfo

Vendor

Name

License

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍
VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
unlockunlockunlockunlockunlockunlock
unlockunlockunlockunlockunlockunlock
unlockunlockunlockunlockunlockunlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Proof-of-Concept

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-Dayunlockunlockunlockunlock
Todayunlockunlockunlockunlock

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Veritas File System 5.0

Timelineinfo

10/20/2008 🔍
10/21/2008 +1 days 🔍
10/21/2008 +0 days 🔍
10/21/2008 +0 days 🔍
10/21/2008 +0 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2338 days 🔍
11/30/2017 +989 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: symantec.com
Organization: Security Objectives
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2008-4638 (🔍)
X-Force: 46009 - Symantec Veritas File System (VxFS) qioadmin information disclosure
SecurityFocus: 31679 - Symantec Veritas File System 'qioadmin' Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 32332 - Veritas File System Information Disclosure Security Issues, Less Critical
Vupen: ADV-2008-2875

See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 11/30/2017 08:23
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (55), 11/30/2017 08:23 (7)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 3:213:103

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Do you know our Splunk app?

Download it now for free!