CVE-2004-2489: IBM Informix Dynamic Server

Medium severity, CVSS 4.6. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Format string vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.xC3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a modified INFORMIXDIR environment variable that points to a file with format string specifiers in the filename.

Affected products

• IBM Informix Dynamic Server: version 9.40.uc1 only; version 9.40.uc2 only

Published 2004-12-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.