CVE-2008-0727

Multiple buffer overflows in oninit.exe in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 7.x through 11.x...

8.5 High

Multiple buffer overflows in oninit.exe in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 7.x through 11.x allow (1) remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long password and (2) remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long DBPATH value.

Exploit likelihood

5.25%Down 3.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.5

Record: CVE-2008-0727
CVSS 2.0: 8.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-0727
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-0737 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-0737
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wfrp-xv66-pmxj No score

Multiple buffer overflows in oninit.exe in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 7.x through 11.x...

Record: GHSA-wfrp-xv66-pmxj
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

ibm informix dynamic server

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-0727 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Ibm Informix Dynamic Server, published March 18, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.25%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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