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TI-2006-03743 Aliases CVE-2006-3857GHSA-mpfg-wwvh-756m

Multiple buffer overflows in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.TC6 and 10.00…

Priority LOW 35Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.TC6 and 10.00 before 10.00.TC3 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via (1) the getname function, as used by (a) _sq_remview, (b) _sq_remproc, (c) _sq_remperms, (d) _sq_distfetch, and (e) _sq_dcatalog; and the (2) SET DEBUG FILE, (3) IFX_FILE_TO_FILE, (4) FILETOCLOB, (5) LOTOFILE, and (6) DBINFO functions (product defect IDs 171649, 171367, 171387, 171391, 171906, 172179).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0389 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 11

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:9.40.tc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.40.tc1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:9.40.tc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.40.tc2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:9.40.tc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.40.tc3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:9.40.tc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.40.tc4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:9.40.tc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.40.tc5VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:9.40.uc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.40.uc1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:9.40.uc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.40.uc2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:9.40.uc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.40.uc3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:10.00.tc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.00.tc1VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:9.40.tc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.40.tc1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:9.40.tc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.40.tc2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:9.40.tc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.40.tc3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:9.40.tc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.40.tc4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:9.40.tc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.40.tc5 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:9.40.uc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.40.uc1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:9.40.uc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.40.uc2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:9.40.uc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.40.uc3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:10.00.tc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.00.tc1 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 1 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:10.00.tc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.00.tc2VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_database_server:10.00.tc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.00.tc2 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-3857
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mpfg-wwvh-756m
  3. 2026-10-11 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

Patch 1

Other 8

  • TI-2006-03740 Buffer overflow in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 9.40.TC7, 9.40.TC8, 10.00.TC4, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2006-03746 IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.xC7 and 10.00 before 10.00.xC3 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2005-03437 IBM Informix Dynamic Database server running on Windows XP with Simple File Sharing… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2006-03745 IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) allows remote authenticated users to create and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.0

Sources

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