Buffer overflow in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 9.40.TC5 through 9.40.xC7 and 10.00.TC1 through 10.00.xC3 allows attackers to execute…

Description

Buffer overflow in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 9.40.TC5 through 9.40.xC7 and 10.00.TC1 through 10.00.xC3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via the SQLIDEBUG environment variable (envariable).

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

3.6% · top 10% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (9)

• informix-sqlidebug-bo(28158) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21242921 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 27694 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• 20060814 Informix - Discovery, Attack and Defense (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 20060814 SQLIDEBUG envariable overflow on Informix (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• http://www.databasesecurity.com/informix/DatabaseHackersHandbook-AttackingInformix.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 21301 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 19264 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• ADV-2006-3077 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• 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)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 18:48 UTC.