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    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:Oct 3, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Oct 3, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.00075
    CVSS Score:3.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Ibm
    Product
    Informix Dynamic Server

    Exploits

    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-10/0013.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20300http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-10/0013.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20300

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

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    CVE-2026-13361 (CVSS 8.8) — IBM Informix oninit sq_sgkprepare RCE via unchecked SQL Interface length field.…
    CVE-2024-45675 (CVSS 8.4) — IBM Informix Dynamic Server 14.10 could allow a local user on the system to log into the Informix server as ad…
    CVE-2024-49343 (CVSS 5.4) — IBM Informix Dynamic Server 12.10 and 14.10 is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject ma…
    CVE-2024-49342 (CVSS 7.5) — IBM Informix Dynamic Server 12.10 and 14.10 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remo…
    CVE-2025-1991 (CVSS 7.5) — IBM Informix Dynamic Server 12.10,14.10, and15.0 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service du…
    CVE-2023-28523 (CVSS 8.4) — IBM Informix Dynamic Server 12.10 and 14.10 onsmsync is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow, caused by impro…
    CVE-2023-28526 (CVSS 6.2) — IBM Informix Dynamic Server 12.10 and 14.10 archecker is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow, caused by impr…
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    References

    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-10/0013.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/22223
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1686
    http://www.osvdb.org/29349
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447501/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20300
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3883
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29297
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29300
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-10/0013.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/22223
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1686
    http://www.osvdb.org/29349
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447501/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20300
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3883
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29297
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29300

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High