CVE-2007-5956
Directory traversal vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 10.00.xC7W1 allows...
Directory traversal vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 10.00.xC7W1 allows local users to gain privileges by referencing modified NLS message files through directory traversal sequences in the DBLANG environment variable.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Directory traversal vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 10.00.xC7W1 allows local users to gain privileges by referencing modified NLS message files through directory traversal sequences in the DBLANG environment variable.
- Record
CVE-2007-5956- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 10.00.xC7W1 allows local users to gain privileges by referencing modified NLS message files through directory traversal sequences in the DBLANG environment variable.
- Record
CVE-2007-5956- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-5926 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 10.00.xC7W1 allows local users to gain privileges by referencing modified NLS message files through directory traversal sequences in the DBLANG environment variable.
- Record
EUVD-2007-5926- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g3mf-xpqx-5mqg No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 10.00.xC7W1 allows...
Directory traversal vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 10.00.xC7W1 allows local users to gain privileges by referencing modified NLS message files through directory traversal sequences in the DBLANG environment variable.
- Record
GHSA-g3mf-xpqx-5mqg- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, references, title | GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-5956 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Ibm Informix Dynamic Server, published November 14, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/27542
labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=624
securityfocus.com/bid/26363
www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC54252
vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3757
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38297
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5956
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g3mf-xpqx-5mqg