CVE-2006-3854
IBM Informix Dynamic Server 9.40.TC7, 9.40.TC8, 10.00.TC4, 10.00.TC5 - Remote Code Execution via Long Username
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443150/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28381
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443133/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1409
Exploit x_refsource_misc
http://www.databasesecurity.com/informix/DatabaseHackersHandbook-AttackingInformix.pdf
Scores
EPSS
0.0363
EPSS Percentile
88.4%
Details
Status
published
Products (4)
ibm/informix_dynamic_database_server
9.40.tc7
ibm/informix_dynamic_database_server
9.40.tc8
ibm/informix_dynamic_database_server
10.00.tc4
ibm/informix_dynamic_database_server
10.00.tc5
Published
Aug 17, 2006
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026