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: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

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

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