CVE-2008-3248 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information

CVE Reference: CVE-2008-3248
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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.

CVE Status: Candidate

References: XF http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/46008 ST 1021074 MISC http://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJSADV-2008-04.txt CONFIRM http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/310872.htm http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.10.20.html BUGTRAQ http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/497626/100/0/threaded BID 31678

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