CVE-2004-2490: IBM Informix Dynamic Server

Medium severity, CVSS 4.6. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Buffer overflow in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 9.40.xC1 and 9.40.xC2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long GL_PATH environment variable.

Affected products

• IBM Informix Dynamic Server: version 9.40.uc1 only; version 9.40.uc2 only
• IBM Informix Extended Parallel Server: version 8.40_uc1 only; version 8.40_uc2 only

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