CVE-2008-0727

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-0727
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-03-18 00:44:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionMultiple 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 8.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ibm Informix Dynamic Server 10.0 All All All
Application Ibm Informix Dynamic Server 10.0.xc3 All All All
Application Ibm Informix Dynamic Server 10.0.xc4 All All All
Application Ibm Informix Dynamic Server 10.00.xc7w1 All All All
Application Ibm Informix Dynamic Server 11.10.xc2 All All All
Application Ibm Informix Dynamic Server 7.3 All All All
Application Ibm Informix Dynamic Server 7.31.xd8 All All All
Application Ibm Informix Dynamic Server 7.31.xd9 All All All
Application Ibm Informix Dynamic Server 9.3 All All All
Application Ibm Informix Dynamic Server 9.4 All All All
Application Ibm Informix Dynamic Server 9.40.tc5 All All All
Application Ibm Informix Dynamic Server 9.40.uc1 All All All
Application Ibm Informix Dynamic Server 9.40.uc2 All All All
Application Ibm Informix Dynamic Server 9.40.uc3 All All All
Application Ibm Informix Dynamic Server 9.40.uc5 All All All
Application Ibm Informix Dynamic Server 9.40.xd8 All All All
Application Ibm Informix Dynamic Server 9.40_xc7 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Zero Day Initiative af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.zerodayinitiative.com
IBM IC55209: SECURITY: CVE-2008-0727 IBM INFORMIX DYNAMIC SERVER AUTHENTICATION PASSWORD BUFFER OVERFLOW VULNERABILITY - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-1.ibm.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM notice: The page you requested cannot be displayed af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-1.ibm.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
IBM IC55210: SECURITY: CVE-2008-0727: IBM INFORMIX DYNAMIC SERVER AUTHENTICATION PASSWORD BUFFER OVERFLOW VULNERABILITY - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-1.ibm.com
Zero Day Initiative af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.zerodayinitiative.com
IBM IC55207: SECURITY: CVE-2008-0727 IBM INFORMIX DYNAMIC SERVER DBPATH BUFFER OVERFLOW VULNERABILITY - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-1.ibm.com
IBM Informix Dynamic Server Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityReason - IBM Informix Dynamic Server DBPATH Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
IBM Informix Dynamic Server Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
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