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CVE-2008-0768

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-0768 describes multiple stack and heap-based buffer overflows within the Windows RPC components of IBM Informix Storage Manager (ISM), impacting Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) versions 10.00.xC8 and earlier, and 11.10.xC2 and earlier. This critical vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely by sending specially crafted XDR requests. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it presents a severe risk of complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability). Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 10.0, <= 10.00.xc8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 11.10, <= 11.10.xc2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_storage_manager:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.46%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0446 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

secunia.com / advisories/28689
Third Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/40018
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Vendor Advisory
www-1.ibm.com / support/search.wss
Vendor Advisory
www-1.ibm.com / support/search.wss
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/27485
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/0317
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