CVE-2004-2489

MediumCVSS 4.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.6/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107524391217364&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/10737Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21153336Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/3757Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9511Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14967
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107524391217364&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/10737Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21153336Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/3757Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9511Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14967

Timeline

Published: Dec 31, 2004
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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