CVE-2006-3858
lowpriority · track · 8OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.006 · 49 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.xC8 and 10.00 before 10.00.xC4 stores passwords in plaintext in shared memory, which allows local users to obtain passwords by reading the memory (product defects 171893, 171894, 173772).
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affected products (12)
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references (18)
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/21301enisa_euvd
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21242921enisa_euvd
- http://www.databasesecurity.com/informix/DatabaseHackersHandbook-AttackingInformix.pdfenisa_euvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/27691enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443133/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443195/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19264enisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3077enisa_euvd
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