IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.xC7 and 10.00 before 10.00.xC3 allows allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary c
IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.xC7 and 10.00 before 10.00.xC3 allows allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via the (1) "SET DEBUG FILE" SQL command, and the (2) start_onpload and (3) dbexp functions.
- Published
- Aug 16, 2006
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 3.1% · 87th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
31
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Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 3.1%
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| ibm | informix dynamic database server | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- ibm informix dynamic database server10.0
- ibm informix dynamic database server10.0_xc3
- ibm informix dynamic database server7.3
- ibm informix dynamic database server7.31_.xd8
- ibm informix dynamic database server9.4
- ibm informix dynamic database server9.40.tc5
- ibm informix dynamic database server9.40.uc1
- ibm informix dynamic database server9.40.uc2
- ibm informix dynamic database server9.40.uc3
- ibm informix dynamic database server9.40.uc5
- ibm informix dynamic database server9.40.xc7
Same product
ibm: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2006-3854Buffer 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 at31Monitor
- CVE-2005-3642IBM Informix Dynamic Database server running on Windows XP with Simple File Sharing enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authenticatio30Monitor
- CVE-2006-3857Multiple buffer overflows in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.TC6 and 10.00 before 10.00.TC3 allow remote authenticated users t27Monitor
- CVE-2006-3859IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) allows remote authenticated users to create and overwrite arbitrary files via the (1) LOTOFILE and (2) trl16Monitor
Remediation
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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
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Timeline
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No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- secunia.com/advisories/21301
- securityreason.com/securityalert/1407
- www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21242921
- www.databasesecurity.com/informix/DatabaseHackersHandbook-AttackingInformix.pdf
- www.osvdb.org/27686
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443133/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443185/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/19264
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3077
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28121
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28124
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.