CVE-2004-2131 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in ontape for IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 9.40.xC3 and earlier allows local users, with DSA privileges, to execute arbitrary code via a long ONCONFIG environment variable.

Published: 2005-05-27

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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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:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-2123	Stack-based buffer overflow in ontape for IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 9.40.xC3 and earlier allows local users, with DSA privileges, to execute arbitrary code via a long ONCONFIG environment variable.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00199.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107539878804074&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/10737/
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21153336
http://www.osvdb.org/3759
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9512
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14970

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Informix Dynamic Server Informix Extended Parallel Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-05-27T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:15:01.594Z

Reserved: 2005-05-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-2131

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-01-27T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-2131

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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