CVE-2002-0905

high

Description

Buffer overflow in sqlexec for Informix SE-7.25 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long INFORMIXDIR environment variable.

References

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2002-0896

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4891

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9219.php

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0270.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2002-10-04

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00335