What is CVE-2017-1310?

CVE-2017-1310 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-06-29.

How severe is CVE-2017-1310?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in IBM Informix Dynamic Server

CVE-2017-1310

IBM Informix Dynamic Server 12.1 could allow an authenticated user to cause a buffer overflow that would write large assertion fail files to the server. Done enough times, this could use large parts of the file system and cause the server to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 125569.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2017-06-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (77.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-31.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Informix Dynamic Server — versions 12.10
IBM Informix Servers — versions 12.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1038803 (vdb-entry)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125569 (VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/99309 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1310?: CVE-2017-1310 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-06-29.
How severe is CVE-2017-1310?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.