TI-2004-02359 Aliases CVE-2004-2489 GHSA-968h-qw7j-96w3

Format string vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.xC3 allows…

LOW 22Published 2005-10-25 · Updated 2024-08-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0043 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.40.uc1:::::::*	9.40.uc1	Vulnerable	IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.40.uc2:::::::*	9.40.uc2	Vulnerable	IBM

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.40.uc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.40.uc1 Vulnerable ·IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.40.uc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.40.uc2 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-2489
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-968h-qw7j-96w3

References

TI-2009-02627 Integer signedness error in the authentication functionality in librpc.dll in the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2009-02626 Multiple buffer overflows in the authentication functionality in librpc.dll in the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2010-03848 Integer overflow in librpc.dll in portmap.exe (aka the ISM Portmapper service) in ISM… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2008-00734 Multiple stack-based and heap-based buffer overflows in the Windows RPC components for… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2011-00892 Stack-based buffer overflow in oninit in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 11.50 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
TI-2008-00912 Unspecified vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 7.x through 11.x allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0

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Sources

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