CVE-2006-5664 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The installation script in IBM Informix Dynamic Server 10.00, Informix Client Software Development Kit (CSDK) 2.90, and Informix I-Connect 2.90 allows local users to "compromise security" via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Published: 2006-11-03

Score: 4.6 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_client_sdk:2.90:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_dynamic_server:10.00:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:informix_i-connect:2.90:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-5649	The installation script in IBM Informix Dynamic Server 10.00, Informix Client Software Development Kit (CSDK) 2.90, and Informix I-Connect 2.90 allows local users to "compromise security" via a symlink attack on temporary files.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00068.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/22609
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017156
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21247438
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4280

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Informix Client Sdk Informix Dynamic Server Informix I-connect

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-11-03T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:55:54.057Z

Reserved: 2006-11-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-5664

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-11-03T01:07:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-5664

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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