CVE-2006-3854
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.63%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.63% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ibm/informix dynamic database server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1409
- http://www.databasesecurity.com/informix/DatabaseHackersHandbook-AttackingInformix.pdfExploit
- 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
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1409
- http://www.databasesecurity.com/informix/DatabaseHackersHandbook-AttackingInformix.pdfExploit
- 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.