ADVISORIES | July 1, 2012

IBM Informix XML functions overflows

Informix is one of the world’s most widely used database servers, with users ranging from the world’s largest corporations to startups. Informix incorporates design concepts that are significantly different from traditional relational platforms. This results in extremely high levels of performance and availability, distinctive capabilities in data replication and scalability, and minimal administrative overhead.

Informix contains two vulnerabilities affecting several versions. Attackers can exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code or cause denial-of-service conditions.

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