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CVE-2012-4857

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-12-08 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

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 products

• IBM Informix Dynamic Server: 11.50, 11.50.xc1, 11.50.xc2, 11.50.xc3, 11.50.xc3w1, 11.50.xc4 (+24)

References

• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027849
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79737
• https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21618994
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027849
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79737
• https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21618994

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