PT-2006-4720 · Ibm · Ibm Informix Dynamic Server

Published 2006-08-08 · Updated 2018-10-17 · CVE-2006-3862

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) versions 9.40.TC5 through 9.40.xC7 IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) versions 10.00.TC1 through 10.00.xC3

Description A buffer overflow issue allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via the SQLIDEBUG environment variable.

Recommendations For versions 9.40.TC5 through 9.40.xC7, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue. For versions 10.00.TC1 through 10.00.xC3, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the SQLIDEBUG environment variable to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-3862

Affected Products

Ibm Informix Dynamic Server

References · 10

• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21242921 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3862 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/21301 · Note
• http://databasesecurity.com/informix/DatabaseHackersHandbook-AttackingInformix.pdf · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/443133/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28158 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3077 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/27694 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/443165/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/19264 · Note