Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 8, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-3858
CVE-2006-3858
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).
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Affected products
12cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:10.0.xc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:10.0.xc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.40.tc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.40.uc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.40.uc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.40.uc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.40.uc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.40.xc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:9.40.xc7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <9.40.xC8 (before 9.40.xC8, before 10.00.xC4)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- secunia.com/advisories/21301nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/19264nvdPatch
- www.databasesecurity.com/informix/DatabaseHackersHandbook-AttackingInformix.pdfnvd
- www.osvdb.org/27691nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443133/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443195/100/0/threadednvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3077nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28132nvd
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