CVE-2006-3859

NISR02082006I.txt

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) allows remote authenticated users to create and overwrite arbitrary files via the (1) LOTOFILE and (2) trl_tracefile_set functions, and the (3) "SET DEBUG FILE" commands.

IBM UInformix Dynamic Server (IDS) permite a usuarios remotos autenticados crear y sobrescribir archivos de su elección mediante las funciones (1) LOTOFILE y (2) trl_tracefile_set, y los comandos (3) "SET DEGUB FILE".

Informix Dynamic Server is a database developed by IBM. During a security assessment of Informix multiple file creation/write/read issues were discovered. The LOTOFILE function and rlt_tracefile_set functions can be used to create and write to files. The SET DEBUG FILE can also be used to create and write to files. All versions are affected.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2006-07-26 CVE Reserved
2006-08-17 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2024-08-07 First Exploit
2025-04-05 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1408	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443133/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443216/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28383	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.databasesecurity.com/informix/DatabaseHackersHandbook-AttackingInformix.pdf	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Informix Dynamic Database Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Informix Dynamic Database Server"				9.40.tc7 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Informix Dynamic Database Server" and version "9.40.tc7"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Informix Dynamic Database Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Informix Dynamic Database Server"				9.40.tc8 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Informix Dynamic Database Server" and version "9.40.tc8"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Informix Dynamic Database Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Informix Dynamic Database Server"				10.00.tc4 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Informix Dynamic Database Server" and version "10.00.tc4"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Informix Dynamic Database Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Informix Dynamic Database Server"				10.00.tc5 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Informix Dynamic Database Server" and version "10.00.tc5"		-		Affected