CVE-2004-2489 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Format string vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.xC3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a modified INFORMIXDIR environment variable that points to a file with format string specifiers in the filename.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00087.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ibm Subscribe	Informix Dynamic Server Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.40.uc1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.40.uc2:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-2480	Format string vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.xC3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a modified INFORMIXDIR environment variable that points to a file with format string specifiers in the filename.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107524391217364&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/10737
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21153336
http://www.osvdb.org/3757
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9511
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14967

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-10-25T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:29:13.553Z

Reserved: 2005-10-25T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2004-2489

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2004-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2004-2489

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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