Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 17, 2006· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2006-3859

Description

IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) allows remote authenticated users to create and overwrite arbitrary files via the (1) LOTOFILE and (2) trl_tracefile_set functions, and the (3) "SET DEBUG FILE" commands.

Affected products

IBM/Informix Dynamic Database Server4 versions
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:10.00.tc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:10.00.tc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:10.00.tc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:9.40.tc7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:9.40.tc8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.databasesecurity.com/informix/DatabaseHackersHandbook-AttackingInformix.pdfnvdExploit
securityreason.com/securityalert/1408nvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443133/100/0/threadednvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443216/100/0/threadednvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28383nvd

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