CVE-2004-2489

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.

CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2004-12-31 05:00

Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03

NVD link : CVE-2004-2489

Mitre link : CVE-2004-2489

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2004-2489

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

informix_dynamic_server

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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