CVE-2004-2490
N/A
Published: October 25, 2005 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:09 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorInformix Dynamic ServerInformix Extended Parallel Server
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
Buffer overflow in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 9.40.xC1 and 9.40.xC2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long GL_PATH environment variable.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (6)
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107524391217364&w=2Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/10737x_refsource_CONFIRMx_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21153336VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14949Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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