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TI-2008-00693 Aliases CVE-2008-0727GHSA-wfrp-xv66-pmxj

Multiple buffer overflows in oninit.exe in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 7.x through…

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in oninit.exe in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 7.x through 11.x allow (1) remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long password and (2) remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long DBPATH value.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05248 92nd 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 17

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:7.31.xd8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.31.xd8VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:7.31.xd9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.31.xd9VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.40.tc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.40.tc5VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.40.uc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.40.uc1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.40.uc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.40.uc2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.40.uc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.40.uc3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.40.uc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.40.uc5VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:7.31.xd8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.31.xd8 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:7.31.xd9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.31.xd9 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.40.tc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.40.tc5 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
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.40.uc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.40.uc3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.40.uc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.40.uc5 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 7 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.40.xd8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.40.xd8VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.40_xc7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.40_xc7VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:10.0.xc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0.xc3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:10.0.xc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0.xc4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:10.00.xc7w1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.00.xc7w1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:11.10.xc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.10.xc2VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.40.xd8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.40.xd8 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.40_xc7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.40_xc7 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:10.0.xc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.xc3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:10.0.xc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.xc4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:10.00.xc7w1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.00.xc7w1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:11.10.xc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.10.xc2 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0727
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wfrp-xv66-pmxj

References

Advisory 5

Other 3

  • 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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