CVE-2023-28523 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM Informix Dynamic Server 12.10 and 14.10 onsmsync is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. IBM X-Force ID: 250753.

Published: 2023-12-09

Score: 8.4 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

Informix Dynamic Server

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`12.10, 14.10`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:12.10:-:::-:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:14.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server_on_cloud_pak_for_data::::::::

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-32193	IBM Informix Dynamic Server 12.10 and 14.10 onsmsync is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. IBM X-Force ID: 250753.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00038.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/250753
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7070188

History

Tue, 27 May 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Ibm Informix Dynamic Server Informix Dynamic Server On Cloud Pak For Data

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2023-12-09T02:24:19.177Z

Updated: 2025-05-27T15:11:52.865Z

Reserved: 2023-03-16T21:05:56.575Z

Link: CVE-2023-28523

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T13:43:23.203Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-12-09T03:15:06.920

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:55:16.650

Link: CVE-2023-28523

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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