# CVE-2008-0369: Path traversal in n/a

> Local users can create arbitrary files via the SQLIDEBUG environment variable, potentially overwriting existing files or causing denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jan 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8hjg-x6x2-q33f

## What is CVE-2008-0369?

CVE-2008-0369 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ibm Informix Dynamic Server, published on 18 Jan 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple unspecified programs in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 10.x before 10.00.xC8 allow local users to create arbitrary files by specifying the target file in the SQLIDEBUG environment variable, whose ownership is changed to the user invoking the programs.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0369?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Informix Dynamic Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-0369?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0369 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-0369 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0369 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Informix Dynamic Server

- [CVE-2010-4070](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4070/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-2753](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2753/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-0949](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0949/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-0768](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0768/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-1033](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1033/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-0369 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-0369 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ibm Informix Dynamic Server, published on 18 Jan 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0369 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Informix Dynamic Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0369/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0369/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0369
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0369
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-0369

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