27681 : IBM Informix Dynamic Server DBINFO() Function Overflow
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
6	661	over 5 years ago	over 3 years ago	0 times	90%

Timeline

Discovery Date	Disclosure Date
2005-01-06	2006-07-31

Description

Informix Dynamic Server contains an unspecified flaw related to a buffer overflow in the DBINFO() function that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. No further details have been provided.

Classification

Location: Location Unknown
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 7.31.xD9, 9.40.xC8, 10.00.xC4 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

International Business Machines Corporation	Informix Dynamic Server	9.40.xC5
		10.00.xC1
		7.31.xD8

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 21301
Related OSVDB ID: 27682 27683 27684 27685 27686 27687 27688 27689 27690 27691 27692 27693 27694
ISS X-Force ID: 28118
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21242921
Vendor URL: http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/informix/ids/

Credit

David Litchfield - davidngssoftware.com - NGSSoftware

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