Security Advisory SA41913 - IBM Informix Dynamic Server "oninit.exe" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Secunia Advisory SA41913

IBM Informix Dynamic Server "oninit.exe" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Secunia Advisory

SA41913

Release Date

2010-10-19

Last Update

2010-10-26

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Criticality level

Less critical

Impact

System access

Where

From local network

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Solution Status

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Software:

IBM Informix Dynamic Server 11.x

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CVE Reference(s)

CVE-2010-4053 CVSS score available to Secunia VIM customers

Description

A vulnerability has been reported in IBM Informix Dynamic Server, which can be exploited by malicious users to compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the logging function in oninit.exe and can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by sending a specially crafted request to TCP ports 9088 or 1526.

The vulnerability is reported in IBM Informix Dynamic Server versions prior to 11.50.xC1 and 11.10.xC2W2.

Solution
Update to version 11.50.xC1 or 11.10.xC2W2.

Provided and/or discovered by
An anonymous person via ZDI.

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Original Advisory
ZDI:
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-216/

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