IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.xC8 and 10.00 before 10.00.xC4 stores passwords in plaintext in shared memory, which allows local users to obtain passwords by reading the memory (product defects 171893, 171894, 173772)
Published Aug 8, 2006
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.61%
Description
IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.xC8 and 10.00 before 10.00.xC4 stores passwords in plaintext in shared memory, which allows local users to obtain passwords by reading the memory (product defects 171893, 171894, 173772).
Affected products
No data.
- 9.4
- 9.40.tc5
- 9.40.uc1
- 9.40.uc2
- 9.40.uc3
- 9.40.uc5
- 9.40.xc5
- 9.40.xc7
- 10.0
- 10.0.xc1
- 10.0.xc3
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:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 1, 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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.61% (0.00607) | 47.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.61% (0.00606) | 44.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 17.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 15, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 1, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21301 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21242921 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.databasesecurity.com/informix/DatabaseHackersHandbook-AttackingInformix.pdf x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.osvdb.org/27691 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443133/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443195/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19264 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3077 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28132 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/21301 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21242921 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.databasesecurity.com/informix/DatabaseHackersHandbook-AttackingInformix.pdf | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/27691 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443133/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443195/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19264 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3077 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28132 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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