Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-0727 - Improper Restriction of Operations Within the Bounds of A Memory Buffer vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server

047910
CVSS 8.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
SINGLE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
network
low complexity
ibm
CWE-119

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in oninit.exe in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 7.x through 11.x allow (1) remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long password and (2) remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long DBPATH value. All IBM links require software support sign in to view.

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Saint

bid28198
descriptionInformix Dynamic Server sqlexec password argument buffer overflow
iddatabase_informix_idsver
osvdb42701
titleinformix_sqlexec_password
typeremote

Seebug

bulletinFamilyexploit
descriptionBUGTRAQ ID: 28198 CVE(CAN) ID: CVE-2008-0727,CVE-2008-0949 IBM Informix Dynamic Server为企业提供运行业务所需的任务关键型数据基础设施。 Informix Dynamic Server默认监听于TCP 1526端口的oninit.exe进程在认证期间没有验证DBPATH变量和用户口令的长度,如果用户提供了超长的变量名或口令的话,就可以触发缓冲区溢出,导致执行任意指令。 IBM Informix Dynamic Server 9.x IBM Informix Dynamic Server 7.x IBM Informix Dynamic Server 11.x IBM Informix Dynamic Server 10.x IBM --- 目前厂商已经发布了升级补丁以修复这个安全问题,请到厂商的主页下载: <a href=http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55225 target=_blank>http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55225</a> <a href=http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55224 target=_blank>http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55224</a> <a href=http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55208 target=_blank>http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55208</a> <a href=http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55207 target=_blank>http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55207</a> <a href=http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55209 target=_blank>http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55209</a> <a href=http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55210 target=_blank>http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55210</a>
idSSV:3042
last seen2017-11-19
modified2008-03-17
published2008-03-17
reporterRoot
titleIBM Informix Dynamic Server多个远程溢出漏洞