CVE-2004-2489

high

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14967

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9511

http://www.osvdb.org/3757

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21153336

http://secunia.com/advisories/10737

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107524391217364&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2004-12-31

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00087