Buffer overflow in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 9.40.TC7, 9.40.TC8, 10.00.TC4, and 10.00.TC5, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long username, which causes an overflow in vsprintf when displaying in the resulting error message
Published Aug 17, 2006
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.70%
Description
Buffer overflow in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 9.40.TC7, 9.40.TC8, 10.00.TC4, and 10.00.TC5, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long username, which causes an overflow in vsprintf when displaying in the resulting error message. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2006-3853.
Affected products
No data.
- 9.40.tc7
- 9.40.tc8
- 10.00.tc4
- 10.00.tc5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 3.70% (0.03703) | 89.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.54% (0.03540) | 87.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.78% (0.06782) | 90.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.94% (0.07940) | 86.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.78% (0.06782) | 90.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 88.31% (0.88315) | 98.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 22, 2024 | 88.31% (0.88315) | 98.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 13, 2023 | 93.05% (0.93050) | 98.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 5, 2023 | 93.56% (0.93564) | 98.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 94.03% (0.94026) | 98.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 91.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 90.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 78.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1409 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.databasesecurity.com/informix/DatabaseHackersHandbook-AttackingInformix.pdf x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443133/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443150/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28381 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1409 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.databasesecurity.com/informix/DatabaseHackersHandbook-AttackingInformix.pdf | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443133/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443150/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28381 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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