CVE-2005-3642

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-11-16 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

IBM Informix Dynamic Database server running on Windows XP with Simple File Sharing enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and log on to the guest account by supplying an invalid username.

Affected products

IBM Informix Dynamic Database Server: 9.3, 9.40.uc1, 9.40.uc2, 9.40.uc3

References

http://www.ngssoftware.com/papers/database-on-xp.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15451
http://www.ngssoftware.com/papers/database-on-xp.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15451

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