CVE-2006-5163
IBM Informix Dynamic Server 10.UC3RC1 Trial for Linux and possibly other versions creates /tmp...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2006-5163- CVSS 2.0
- 3.6 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-5163- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-5148 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2006-5148- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-chpg-98xq-qh78 No score
IBM Informix Dynamic Server 10.UC3RC1 Trial for Linux and possibly other versions creates /tmp...
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.
- Record
GHSA-chpg-98xq-qh78- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-5163 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.6) in Ibm Informix Dynamic Server, published October 3, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.