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CVE-2009-2754

Integer signedness error in the authentication functionality in librpc.dll in the Informix Storage Manager (ISM) Portmapper service (aka portmap.exe), as used in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 10.x before 10.00.TC9 and 11.x before 11.10.TC3 and EMC Legato NetWorker, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted parameter size that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2009-2754 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from ibm, from emc organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2010, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2010-03-05T16:30:00.583

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-189

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	ibm	informix_dynamic_server	10.0	Yes
Application	ibm	informix_dynamic_server	10.0.tc1	Yes
Application	ibm	informix_dynamic_server	10.0.xc1	Yes
Application	ibm	informix_dynamic_server	10.0.xc2e	Yes
Application	ibm	informix_dynamic_server	10.0.xc3	Yes
Application	ibm	informix_dynamic_server	10.0.xc3e	Yes
Application	ibm	informix_dynamic_server	10.0.xc4	Yes
Application	ibm	informix_dynamic_server	10.0.xc4e	Yes
Application	ibm	informix_dynamic_server	10.0.xc5	Yes
Application	ibm	informix_dynamic_server	10.0.xc5e	Yes
Application	ibm	informix_dynamic_server	10.0.xc6	Yes
Application	ibm	informix_dynamic_server	10.0.xc6e	Yes
Application	ibm	informix_dynamic_server	10.0.xc7	Yes
Application	ibm	informix_dynamic_server	10.0.xc7e	Yes
Application	ibm	informix_dynamic_server	10.0.xc8	Yes
Application	ibm	informix_dynamic_server	10.0.xc8e	Yes
Application	ibm	informix_dynamic_server	10.0.xc9	Yes
Application	ibm	informix_dynamic_server	10.0.xc9e	Yes
Application	ibm	informix_dynamic_server	10.0.xc10	Yes
Application	ibm	informix_dynamic_server	10.0.xc10e	Yes
Application	ibm	informix_dynamic_server	11.1	Yes
Application	ibm	informix_dynamic_server	11.10	Yes
Application	ibm	informix_dynamic_server	11.10.xc1	Yes
Application	ibm	informix_dynamic_server	11.10.xc1de	Yes
Application	ibm	informix_dynamic_server	11.10.xc2	Yes
Application	ibm	informix_dynamic_server	11.10.xc2e	Yes
Application	ibm	informix_dynamic_server	11.10.xc3	Yes
Application	ibm	informix_dynamic_server	11.10.xc3e	Yes
Application	emc	legato_networker	*	Yes

References

http://knowledgebase.emc.com/emcice/login.do?sType=ax1990&sName=1204&id=emc183834 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/38731 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55329 ([email protected])
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55330 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509793/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38472 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0508 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0509 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-023 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56586 ([email protected])
http://knowledgebase.emc.com/emcice/login.do?sType=ax1990&sName=1204&id=emc183834 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/38731 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55329 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55330 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509793/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38472 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0508 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0509 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-023 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56586 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For ibm's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.