CVE-2006-3857 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) versions prior to 9.40.TC6 and 10.00.TC3. These flaws allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code through various functions, including getname, SET DEBUG FILE, IFX_FILE_TO_FILE, FILETOCLOB, LOTOFILE, and DBINFO. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (medium severity), successful exploitation could lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, requiring network access and user authentication. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.40.tc1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:9.40.tc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.40.tc2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:9.40.tc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.40.tc3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:9.40.tc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.40.tc4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:9.40.tc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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