fkie_cve-2004-2489
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2004-12-31 05:00
Modified
2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107524391217364&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/10737Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21153336Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/3757Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9511Patch
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14967
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107524391217364&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/10737Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21153336Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/3757Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9511Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14967
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ibm informix_dynamic_server 9.40.uc1
ibm informix_dynamic_server 9.40.uc2


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