{"id":"CVE-2008-0727","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2008-0727","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:37:50.003Z","title":"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.","description":"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.","published":"2008-03-18T00:44:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:50:13.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":8.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["ibm/informix dynamic server"],"epss":{"score":0.05248,"percentile":0.92481,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.25%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/29272","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3749","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55207","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55208","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55209","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55210","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489547/100/0/threaded","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489548/100/0/threaded","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28198","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0860","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-011/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-012/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41202","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41203","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/29272","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3749","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55207","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55208","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55209","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55210","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489547/100/0/threaded","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489548/100/0/threaded","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28198","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0860","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-011/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-012/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41202","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41203","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0727","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}