CVE-2018-1636
Stack-based buffer overflow in oninit in IBM Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Edition 12.1...
Stack-based buffer overflow in oninit in IBM Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Edition 12.1 allows an authenticated user to execute predefined code with root privileges, such as escalating to a root shell. IBM X-Force ID: 144441.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Stack-based buffer overflow in oninit in IBM Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Edition 12.1 allows an authenticated user to execute predefined code with root privileges, such as escalating to a root shell. IBM X-Force ID: 144441.
- Record
CVE-2018-1636- CVSS 3.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/UI:N/S:C/PR:H/C:H/I:H/A:H/AV:L/E:U/RC:C/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-12215
Stack-based buffer overflow in oninit in IBM Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Edition 12.1 allows an authenticated user to execute predefined code with root privileges, such as escalating to a root shell. IBM X-Force ID: 144441.
- Record
EUVD-2018-12215- CVSS 3.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/UI:N/S:C/PR:H/C:H/I:H/A:H/AV:L/E:U/RC:C/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7j5j-7jpv-gf26
Stack-based buffer overflow in oninit in IBM Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Edition 12.1...
Stack-based buffer overflow in oninit in IBM Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Edition 12.1 allows an authenticated user to execute predefined code with root privileges, such as escalating to a root shell. IBM X-Force ID: 144441.
- Record
GHSA-7j5j-7jpv-gf26- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Stack-based buffer overflow in oninit in IBM Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Edition 12.1 allows an authenticated user to execute predefined code with root privileges, such as escalating to a root shell. IBM X-Force ID: 144441.
- Record
CVE-2018-1636- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-1636 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) in Ibm Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Edition, published August 20, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.