CVE-2006-3858

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-08-08 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.xC8 and 10.00 before 10.00.xC4 stores passwords in plaintext in shared memory, which allows local users to obtain passwords by reading the memory (product defects 171893, 171894, 173772).

Affected products

IBM Informix Dynamic Server: 9.4, 9.40.tc5, 9.40.uc1, 9.40.uc2, 9.40.uc3, 9.40.uc5 (+5)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/21301
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21242921
http://www.databasesecurity.com/informix/DatabaseHackersHandbook-AttackingInformix.pdf
http://www.osvdb.org/27691
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443133/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443195/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19264
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3077
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28132
http://secunia.com/advisories/21301
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21242921
http://www.databasesecurity.com/informix/DatabaseHackersHandbook-AttackingInformix.pdf

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