Description
Buffer overflow in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 9.40.TC7, 9.40.TC8, 10.00.TC4, and 10.00.TC5, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long username, which causes an overflow in vsprintf when displaying in the resulting error message. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2006-3853.
Published: 2006-08-17
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 7.5% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-3848 Buffer overflow in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 9.40.TC7, 9.40.TC8, 10.00.TC4, and 10.00.TC5, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long username, which causes an overflow in vsprintf when displaying in the resulting error message. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2006-3853.
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Ibm Informix Dynamic Database Server
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T18:48:39.255Z

Reserved: 2006-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-3854

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Status : Modified

Published: 2006-08-17T01:04:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-3854

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