CVE-2004-2490

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Published Oct 25, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflow in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 9.40.xC1 and 9.40.xC2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long GL_PATH environment variable.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.40.uc1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.40.uc2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_extended_parallel_server:8.40_uc1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_extended_parallel_server:8.40_uc2:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-2481	Buffer overflow in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 9.40.xC1 and 9.40.xC2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long GL_PATH environment variable.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.473% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107524391217364&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/10737
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21153336
http://www.osvdb.org/3756
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9511
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14949

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Informix Dynamic Server Informix Extended Parallel Server

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:29 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 25, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:29 AM
Reserved: Oct 25, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:09 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2004, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:09 PM

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