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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…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.43%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.43% · top 63% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
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Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- 9511 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20030314 SRT2004-01-18-0747 - IBM Informix IDS 9.4 contains multiple vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 10737 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- informix-informixdir-format-string(14967) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 3757 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21153336 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .