CVE-2004-2490
Buffer overflow in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 9.40.xC1 and 9.40.xC2 allows local users to...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2004-2490- 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
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.
- Record
CVE-2004-2490- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-2481 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2004-2481- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x36q-879q-h59v No score
Buffer overflow in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 9.40.xC1 and 9.40.xC2 allows local users to...
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.
- Record
GHSA-x36q-879q-h59v- 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-2004-2490 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 0.47%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.