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IBM Informix Dynamic Server Directory Traversal and Denial of Service
Secunia Advisory: SA27542
Release Date: 2007-11-07
Last Update: 2008-07-25
Popularity: 5,429 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Privilege escalation
DoS
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:IBM Informix Dynamic Server 10.x
IBM Informix Dynamic Server 9.x

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Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in IBM Informix Dynamic Server, which potentially can be exploited by a malicious, local user to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or gain escalated privileges.

1) An input validation error when processing the DBLANG environment variable can be exploited to e.g. cause set-uid binaries to use arbitrary Native Language Support (NLS) message files via directory traversal attacks.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code with root privileges.

2) An unspecified error when using SQ_ONASSIST requests can be exploited to crash the application on Windows systems.

Vulnerability #1 is reported in version 10.00 UC6TL on a Linux system and versions prior to 9.40.*C10. Other versions may also be affected.

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