CVE-2006-3854 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Buffer overflow in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 9.40.TC7, 9.40.TC8, 10.00.TC4, and 10.00.TC5, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long username, which causes an overflow in vsprintf when displaying in the resulting error message. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2006-3853.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.07465.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ibm	Informix Dynamic Database Server

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:9.40.tc7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:9.40.tc8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:10.00.tc4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:10.00.tc5:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-3848	Buffer overflow in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 9.40.TC7, 9.40.TC8, 10.00.TC4, and 10.00.TC5, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long username, which causes an overflow in vsprintf when displaying in the resulting error message. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2006-3853.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1409
http://www.databasesecurity.com/informix/DatabaseHackersHandbook-AttackingInformix.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443133/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443150/100/0/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28381

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-08-17T01:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T18:48:39.255Z

Reserved: 2006-07-26T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2006-3854

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2006-08-17T01:04:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2006-3854

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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