CVE-2024-45675
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM Informix Dynamic Server 14.10 could allow a local user on the system to log into the Informix server as administrator without a password.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceIBM Informix Dynamic Server 14.10 contains a local authentication bypass vulnerability allowing an unprivileged local user to gain administrative access to the database server without providing any password. This is a local privilege escalation issue requiring local system access.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 14.10CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Determine IBM Informix versionRun 'oninit -V' or 'onstat -' to retrieve the installed Informix Dynamic Server version numberAffected if The version displayed is less than 14.10 (e.g., 14.10.xCx or earlier)
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Verify Informix service statusCheck if the Informix service is running using 'onstat -' or by querying the service managerAffected if The Informix instance is actively running and accessible on the local system
Your environment is affected if IBM Informix Dynamic Server version is below 14.10 and the service is running locally, allowing an unprivileged user to potentially bypass authentication.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped14.10
Apply IBM patches for Informix 14.10 when available. Restrict local system access to trusted personnel and review administrative user configurations until a patch can be applied.
IBM Informix Dynamic Server 14.10.FC10 or later fixed release (check IBM Fix Central for latest security patches)
- 1. Identify the current IBM Informix Dynamic Server version using 'onstat -' or 'informix --version' command
- 2. Download the latest IBM Informix Dynamic Server version (14.10 or later that includes the security fix) from IBM Fix Central or your IBM entitlement
- 3. Back up all Informix data, configuration files (onconfig), and the Informix directory before upgrading
- 4. Stop the Informix instance using 'onmode -ky' command
- 5. Install the new Informix version following IBM's installation documentation
- 6. Update the $INFORMIXDIR and PATH environment variables if necessary
- 7. Review and apply any new security-related configuration settings in the onconfig file
- 8. Start the Informix instance using 'oninit' command
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-45675 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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