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CVE-2004-2490

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.

Published: Dec 31, 2004
Updated: Nov 9, 2025
CVE: CVE-2004-2490
Severity: Low
Exploit:

CVSS v2:

Severity: Low
Score: 4.6
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
ibm / informix_dynamic_server	9.40.uc2	9.40.uc2.x
ibm / informix_extended_parallel_server	8.40_uc1	8.40_uc1.x
ibm / informix_dynamic_server	9.40.uc1	9.40.uc1.x
ibm / informix_extended_parallel_server	8.40_uc2	8.40_uc2.x

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