CVE-2009-2754: Integer signedness error in the authentication functionality in librpc.dll in the Informix Storage Manager (ISM) Portmapper service (aka…
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Plan (action score 52/100)
- Public proof-of-concept code exists (Exploit-DB); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 40% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 98.6% of all records.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
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Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
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Integer signedness error in the authentication functionality in librpc.dll in the Informix Storage Manager (ISM) Portmapper service (aka portmap.exe), as used in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 10.x before 10.00.TC9 and 11.x before 11.10.TC3 and EMC Legato NetWorker, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted parameter size that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.
- Published
- Mar 5, 2010
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 40.0% · 98th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-189
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Action score
52
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- CVSS
- 40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 12 / 30 · 40.0%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| ibm | informix dynamic server | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server |
| emc | legato networker | cpe:2.3:a:emc:legato_networker |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- emc legato networkerall versions
- ibm informix dynamic server10.0
- ibm informix dynamic server10.0.tc1
- ibm informix dynamic server10.0.xc1
- ibm informix dynamic server10.0.xc10
- ibm informix dynamic server10.0.xc10e
- ibm informix dynamic server10.0.xc2e
- ibm informix dynamic server10.0.xc3
+12 more rows
- ibm informix dynamic server10.0.xc3e
- ibm informix dynamic server10.0.xc4
- ibm informix dynamic server10.0.xc4e
- ibm informix dynamic server10.0.xc5
- ibm informix dynamic server10.0.xc5e
- ibm informix dynamic server10.0.xc6
- ibm informix dynamic server10.0.xc6e
- ibm informix dynamic server10.0.xc7
- ibm informix dynamic server10.0.xc7e
- ibm informix dynamic server10.0.xc8
- ibm informix dynamic server10.0.xc8e
- ibm informix dynamic server10.0.xc9
Same product
ibm: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2009-2753Multiple buffer overflows in the authentication functionality in librpc.dll in the Informix Storage Manager (ISM) Portmapper service (aka…43Plan
- CVE-2010-4070Integer overflow in librpc.dll in portmap.exe (aka the ISM Portmapper service) in ISM before 2.20.TC1.117 in IBM Informix Dynamic Server…42Plan
- CVE-2008-0949Unspecified vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 7.x through 11.x allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a malformed…41Plan
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2008-0727Mar 17, 2008 · Multiple buffer overflows in oninit.exe in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 7.x through 11.x allow (1) remote attackers to execute…36Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2009-3470Sep 29, 2009 · IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 10.00 before 10.00.xC11, 11.10 before 11.10.xC4, and 11.50 before 11.50.xC5 allows remote attackers to…21Monitor
- Later →CVE-2010-4053Oct 23, 2010 · Stack-based buffer overflow in an unspecified logging function in oninit.exe in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 11.10 before 11.10.xC2W2…37Monitor
Remediation
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Exploit status
Proof of concept available
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Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | dos | 2010-04-08 |
Research context
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Timeline
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- Published
- First PoC+33 d
- TodayNov 14, 2026+6097 d
Bug bounty scope
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Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-189 · Numeric ErrorsCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Change log (0)
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
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- secunia.com/advisories/38731
- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55329
- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55330
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509793/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/38472
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0508
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0509
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-023
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56586
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.