CVE-2002-0905 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a buffer overflow in Informix SE to gain root privileges via a crafted environment variable.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-0905?
CVE-2002-0905 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Aug 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in sqlexec for Informix SE-7.25 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long INFORMIXDIR environment variable.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0905?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Informix.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0905?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0905 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2002-0905 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0905 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gpjr-982m-hhxw.