CVE-2012-4857 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in IBM Informix versions 11.50 through 11.50.xC9W2 and 11.70 before 11.70.xC7. This flaw allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by submitting a specially crafted SQL statement. With a CVSS score of 9.0, this vulnerability is critical, requiring only authentication for a network-based attack that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11.50CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:11.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.50.xc1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:11.50.xc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.50.xc2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:11.50.xc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.50.xc3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:11.50.xc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.50.xc3w1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:11.50.xc3w1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub 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 records are not available for this CVE.