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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…
High7.5EPSS 3.7%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.7% · top 10% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
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Affected products
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References (5)
- 20060814 Error logging buffer overflow in Informix (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- informix-long-username-bo(28381) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20060814 Informix - Discovery, Attack and Defense (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1409 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- http://www.databasesecurity.com/informix/DatabaseHackersHandbook-AttackingInformix.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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