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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 modified INFORMIXDIR environment variable that points to a file with format string specifiers in the filename.

Published

2004-12-31T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.6 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	ibm	informix_dynamic_server	9.40.uc1	Yes
Application	ibm	informix_dynamic_server	9.40.uc2	Yes

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107524391217364&w=2 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/10737 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21153336 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/3757 Patch ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9511 Patch ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14967 ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107524391217364&w=2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/10737 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21153336 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/3757 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9511 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14967 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)