CVE-2008-3248 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read sensitive data from uninitialized filesystem blocks in Symantec Veritas File System on multiple operating systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-3248?
CVE-2008-3248 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Oct 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
qiomkfile 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, does not initialize filesystem blocks during creation of a file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by creating and then reading files.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3248?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Veritas File System.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3248?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3248 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-3248 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3248 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cq86-hpwc-gjqj.