CVE-2006-5163

Severity: low (CVSS 3.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-10-05 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

IBM Informix Dynamic Server 10.UC3RC1 Trial for Linux and possibly other versions creates /tmp/installserver.txt with insecure permissions, which allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Affected products

IBM Informix Dynamic Server: 10.uc_rc1

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-10/0013.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/22223
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1686
http://www.osvdb.org/29349
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447501/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20300
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3883
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29297
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29300
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-10/0013.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/22223
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1686

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