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

EPSS: 0.017 (75.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.