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CVE-2004-2131 EXPLOIT

7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.4% (pctl 72)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

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.

Scoring

CVSS7.2 (HIGH, v2.0)
VectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS1.43% — more likely to be exploited than 72% of all CVEs
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2004-01-27
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (2)

VendorProduct
ibminformix dynamic server
ibminformix extended parallel server

Public exploits

References

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