CVE-2006-3855 describes a critical vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) where authenticated remote users can execute arbitrary C code. This is achieved by exploiting the ifx_load_internal function to load malicious libraries containing DllMain or _init functions. With a CVSS score of 6.5, this vulnerability presents a significant risk, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:P/I:P/A:P) with low attack complexity (AC:L) over the network (AV:N). Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.40.tc5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.40.tc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.40.uc1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.40.uc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.40.uc2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.40.uc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.40.uc3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.40.uc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.