IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.xC7 and 10.00 before 10.00.xC3 does not use database creation permissions, which allows…

Description

IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.xC7 and 10.00 before 10.00.xC3 does not use database creation permissions, which allows remote authenticated users to create arbitrary databases.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

1.5% · top 26% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.0.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (9)

• 20060814 Unauthorized Database Creation Privilege on Informix (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21242921 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 20060814 Informix - Discovery, Attack and Defense (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 27692 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• http://www.databasesecurity.com/informix/DatabaseHackersHandbook-AttackingInformix.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• informix-database-insecure-permission(28148) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 21301 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 19264 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• ADV-2006-3077 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2006-3861](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2006-3861.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2006-3861)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 18:48 UTC.