CVE-2009-2754
HIGHEPSS 99th pctlDescription
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.
How to fix
No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.
Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.
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CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
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| CVE-2015-1538 | High | 10.0 | 99% | - | - |
| CVE-2006-3747 | High | 7.6 | 96% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2007-0071 | High | 9.3 | 93% | - | - |
| CVE-2015-3829 | High | 10.0 | 90% | - | - |
| CVE-2015-3864 | High | 10.0 | 87% | - | - |
| CVE-2015-1539 | High | 10.0 | 86% | - | - |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2009-2754?
No published fix for CVE-2009-2754 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.
Is CVE-2009-2754 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2009-2754 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 40.3% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2009-2754?
CVE-2009-2754 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
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