CVE-2004-2489
Format string vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.xC3 allows local...
Format string vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.xC3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a modified INFORMIXDIR environment variable that points to a file with format string specifiers in the filename.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Format string vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.xC3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a modified INFORMIXDIR environment variable that points to a file with format string specifiers in the filename.
- Record
CVE-2004-2489- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Format string vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.xC3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a modified INFORMIXDIR environment variable that points to a file with format string specifiers in the filename.
- Record
CVE-2004-2489- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-2480 No score
Format string vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.xC3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a modified INFORMIXDIR environment variable that points to a file with format string specifiers in the filename.
- Record
EUVD-2004-2480- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-968h-qw7j-96w3 No score
Format string vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.xC3 allows local...
Format string vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.xC3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a modified INFORMIXDIR environment variable that points to a file with format string specifiers in the filename.
- Record
GHSA-968h-qw7j-96w3- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2004-2489 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Ibm Informix Dynamic Server, published December 31, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.