CVE-2008-4414

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-4414
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-11-07 19:35:55 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionUnspecified vulnerability in the AdvFS showfile command in HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1B-3 and 5.1B-4 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Hp Tru64 5.1b3 All All All
Operating System Hp Tru64 5.1b4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
HP Tru64 AdvFS "showfile" Command Bug Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
HP Tru64 UNIX AdvFS "showfile" Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
marc.info af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
HP Tru64 UNIX AdvFS 'showfile' Command Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
HP Tru64 UNIX running AdvFS "showfile" command - CXSecurity.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
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