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CVE-2018-1636

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-08-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in oninit in IBM Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Edition 12.1 allows an authenticated user to execute predefined code with root privileges, such as escalating to a root shell. IBM X-Force ID: 144441.

Affected products

• IBM Informix Dynamic Server: 12.10-fc1, 12.10-fc10, 12.10-fc11, 12.10-fc12, 12.10-fc2, 12.10-fc3 (+6)

References

• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10964987
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/144441
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190903-0002/
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10964987
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/144441
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190903-0002/

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