CVE-2006-3859
IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) allows remote authenticated users to create and overwrite...
IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) allows remote authenticated users to create and overwrite arbitrary files via the (1) LOTOFILE and (2) trl_tracefile_set functions, and the (3) "SET DEBUG FILE" commands.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) allows remote authenticated users to create and overwrite arbitrary files via the (1) LOTOFILE and (2) trl_tracefile_set functions, and the (3) "SET DEBUG FILE" commands.
- Record
CVE-2006-3859- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) allows remote authenticated users to create and overwrite arbitrary files via the (1) LOTOFILE and (2) trl_tracefile_set functions, and the (3) "SET DEBUG FILE" commands.
- Record
CVE-2006-3859- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-3853 No score
IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) allows remote authenticated users to create and overwrite arbitrary files via the (1) LOTOFILE and (2) trl_tracefile_set functions, and the (3) "SET DEBUG FILE" commands.
- Record
EUVD-2006-3853- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c2r8-pw8r-6qmh No score
IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) allows remote authenticated users to create and overwrite...
IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) allows remote authenticated users to create and overwrite arbitrary files via the (1) LOTOFILE and (2) trl_tracefile_set functions, and the (3) "SET DEBUG FILE" commands.
- Record
GHSA-c2r8-pw8r-6qmh- 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-2006-3859 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Ibm Informix Dynamic Database Server, published August 17, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.13%, the 66th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityreason.com/securityalert/1408
securityfocus.com/archive/1/443133/100/0/threaded
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28383
databasesecurity.com/informix/DatabaseHackersHandbook-AttackingInformix.pdf
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3859
github.com/advisories/GHSA-c2r8-pw8r-6qmh