CVE-2006-3853
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.1EPSS 4.1%EU EUVD
Buffer overflow in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.TC7 and 10.00 before 10.00.TC3, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long username.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.1 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 4.1% (91th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-3847)
- Published
- August 8, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-3847 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- ibm / informix dynamic server
- ibm / informix dynamic server
- ibm / informix dynamic server
- ibm / informix dynamic server
- ibm / informix dynamic server
- ibm / informix dynamic server
- ibm / informix dynamic server
- ibm / informix dynamic server
- ibm / informix dynamic server
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21301(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21242921(Patch)
- http://www.databasesecurity.com/informix/DatabaseHackersHandbook-AttackingInformix.pdf
- http://www.osvdb.org/27685
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443133/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443149/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19264(Patch)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3077
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28122
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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