CVE-2006-3859 describes a vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) that permits authenticated remote users to create or overwrite arbitrary files. This is achieved through the LOTOFILE and trl_tracefile_set functions, as well as "SET DEBUG FILE" commands. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity requiring authentication, resulting in partial integrity impact but no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known exploit code in public databases like Metasploit or ExploitDB, and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.40.tc7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:9.40.tc7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.40.tc8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:9.40.tc8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.00.tc4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:10.00.tc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.00.tc5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:10.00.tc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.