THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2012-4857
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2012-4857

Informix Dynamic Server vulnerability

CVSS
9.0
EPSS
4.6%
EPSS pct
91th
Exploited
No known
Buffer overflow in IBM Informix 11.50 through 11.50.xC9W2 and 11.70 before 11.70.xC7 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SQL statement.
Affected vendor
Ibm
Affected product
Informix Dynamic Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2012-12-08

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.6% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2012-4857

  • Confirm whether Ibm Informix Dynamic Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2012-4857.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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