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TI-2006-04979 Aliases CVE-2006-5163GHSA-chpg-98xq-qh78

IBM Informix Dynamic Server 10.UC3RC1 Trial for Linux and possibly other versions creates…

Priority LOW 18Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00473 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:10.uc_rc1:*:trial_linux:*:*:*:*:*10.uc_rc1VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:10.uc_rc1:*:trial_linux:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.uc_rc1 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-5163
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-chpg-98xq-qh78

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2009-02627 Integer signedness error in the authentication functionality in librpc.dll in the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-02626 Multiple buffer overflows in the authentication functionality in librpc.dll in the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-03848 Integer overflow in librpc.dll in portmap.exe (aka the ISM Portmapper service) in ISM… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-00734 Multiple stack-based and heap-based buffer overflows in the Windows RPC components for… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2011-00892 Stack-based buffer overflow in oninit in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 11.50 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2008-00912 Unspecified vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 7.x through 11.x allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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