Vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server
CVE-2006-5163
IBM Informix Dynamic Server 10.UC3RC1 Trial for Linux and possibly other versions creates /tmp/installserver.txt with insecure permissions, which allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 3.6 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (38.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 38.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM Informix Dynamic Server — versions 10.uc_rc1
References
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-10/0013.html (mailing-list, Exploit)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29300 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/20300 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/29349 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29297 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447501/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/1686 (third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3883 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/22223 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)