CVE-2019-4253
IBM Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Edition 12.1 could allow a local privileged Informix user...
IBM Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Edition 12.1 could allow a local privileged Informix user to load a malicious shared library and gain root access privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 159941.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Edition 12.1 could allow a local privileged Informix user to load a malicious shared library and gain root access privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 159941.
- Record
CVE-2019-4253- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/A:H/I:H/C:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:N/AC:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-13860
IBM Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Edition 12.1 could allow a local privileged Informix user to load a malicious shared library and gain root access privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 159941.
- Record
EUVD-2019-13860- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/A:H/I:H/C:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:N/AC:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mfw7-5pw3-6w64
IBM Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Edition 12.1 could allow a local privileged Informix user...
IBM Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Edition 12.1 could allow a local privileged Informix user to load a malicious shared library and gain root access privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 159941.
- Record
GHSA-mfw7-5pw3-6w64- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Edition 12.1 could allow a local privileged Informix user to load a malicious shared library and gain root access privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 159941.
- Record
CVE-2019-4253- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - 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-2019-4253 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) 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 0.42%, the 36th percentile. No source names a fixed version.