CVE-2008-3248 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the qiomkfile utility within Symantec Veritas File System (VxFS) on HP-UX, and older versions on Solaris, Linux, and AIX. This flaw allows authenticated local users to read uninitialized filesystem blocks by creating and then accessing files, potentially exposing sensitive information. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access and user authentication, with a high impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_file_system:5.0:mp2:aix:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_file_system:5.0:mp2:linux:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_file_system:5.0:mp2:solaris:*:*:*:*:* | ||
unknownCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_file_system:unknown:unknown:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.