CVE-2006-5163
LOW · CVSS 3.6EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD
IBM Informix Dynamic Server 10.UC3RC1 Trial for Linux and possibly other versions creates /tmp/installserver.txt with insecure permissions, which allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 3.6 (v2.0)
- Severity
- LOW
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 0.5% (41th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-5148)
- Published
- October 5, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-5148 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- ibm / informix dynamic server
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-10/0013.html(Exploit)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22223(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1686
- http://www.osvdb.org/29349
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447501/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20300(Exploit)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3883
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29297
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29300
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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