CVE-2017-1508
IBM Informix Dynamic Server 12.1 could allow a local user logged in with database administrator...
CVE-2017-1508 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Ibm Informix Dynamic Server, published September 13, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 6.7 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.33%EPSS, 26th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
IBM Informix Dynamic Server 12.1 could allow a local user logged in with database administrator user to gain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 129620.
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
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
IBM Informix Dynamic Server 12.1 could allow a local user logged in with database administrator user to gain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 129620.
- Record
CVE-2017-1508- CVSS 3.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
IBM Informix Dynamic Server 12.1 could allow a local user logged in with database administrator user to gain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 129620.
- Record
CVE-2017-1508- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-10524No score
IBM Informix Dynamic Server 12.1 could allow a local user logged in with database administrator user to gain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 129620.
- Record
EUVD-2017-10524- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f773-qj8g-68wp
IBM Informix Dynamic Server 12.1 could allow a local user logged in with database administrator...
IBM Informix Dynamic Server 12.1 could allow a local user logged in with database administrator user to gain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 129620.
- Record
GHSA-f773-qj8g-68wp- CVSS 3.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.