CVE-2006-5163
lowpriority · track · 14EPSS 0.005 · 41 %ileEUUSgrimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.47% (41st) EPSS
CVSS 3.6 · low
Who says so?
2 sources
enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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3.6
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affected products (2)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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published 2006-10-05modified 2026-06-16
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references (18)
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- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-10/0013.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22223enisa_euvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1686enisa_euvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/29349enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447501/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20300enisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3883enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29297enisa_euvd
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