CVE-2006-3857
Multiple buffer overflows in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.TC6 and 10.00 before 10.00.TC3 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via (1) the getname function, as used by (a) _sq_remview, (b) _sq_remproc, (c) _sq_remperms, (d) _sq_distfetch, and (e) _sq_dcatalog; and the (2) SET DEBUG FILE, (3) IFX_FILE_TO_FILE, (4) FILETOCLOB, (5) LOTOFILE, and (6) DBINFO functions (product defect IDs 171649, 171367, 171387, 171391, 171906, 172179).
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 3.9% (90th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-3851)
- 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-2006-3851 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- ibm / informix dynamic database server
- ibm / informix dynamic database server
- ibm / informix dynamic database server
- ibm / informix dynamic database server
- ibm / informix dynamic database server
- ibm / informix dynamic database server
- ibm / informix dynamic database server
- ibm / informix dynamic database server
- ibm / informix dynamic database server
- ibm / informix dynamic database server
- ibm / informix dynamic database 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/27681
- http://www.osvdb.org/27682
- http://www.osvdb.org/27683
- http://www.osvdb.org/27687
- http://www.osvdb.org/27688
- http://www.osvdb.org/27693
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443133/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443210/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19264(Patch)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3077
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28118
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28119
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28120
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28126
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28127
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28157
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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