Vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 34.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM Informix Dynamic Server — versions 9.40.uc1, 9.40.uc2
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/9511 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/10737 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14967 (vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/3757 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)