CVE-2017-1508

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Published 2017-09-13 · Modified 2026-05-13
CVSS v3
6.7
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
6.7

Description

IBM Informix Dynamic Server 12.1 could allow a local user logged in with database administrator user to gain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 129620.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
66%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: psirt@us.ibm.com — https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/129620

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: psirt@us.ibm.com — http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22006872

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
linux linux-kernel-not-affected

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
ibminformix_dynamic_server12.10

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.