CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0905

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in sqlexec for Informix SE-7.25 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long INFORMIXDIR environment variable.

Risk Assessment

An attacker with local access can exploit this vulnerability to gain full system privileges, posing a serious security threat.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict access to the INFORMIXDIR environment variable and to update the software to the latest version to mitigate the buffer overflow risk.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in sqlexec for Informix SE-7.25 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long INFORMIXDIR environment variable.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS