CVE-2009-2754 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 40.1% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Integer signedness error in the authentication functionality in librpc.dll in the Informix Storage Manager (ISM) Portmapper service (aka portmap.exe), as used in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 10.x before 10.00.TC9 and 11.x before 11.10.TC3 and EMC Legato NetWorker, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted parameter size that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 40.06% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-189 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-03-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| emc | legato networker |
| ibm | informix dynamic server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Multiple Vendor 'librpc.dll' Signedness Error - Remote Code Execution | 2010-04-08 |
References
- http://knowledgebase.emc.com/emcice/login.do?sType=ax1990&sName=1204&id=emc183834
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38731
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55329
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55330
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509793/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38472
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0508
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0509
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-023
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56586
- http://knowledgebase.emc.com/emcice/login.do?sType=ax1990&sName=1204&id=emc183834
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38731
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55329
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55330
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509793/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38472
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0508
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0509
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-023
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56586
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