CVE-2006-3853

Buffer overflow in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.TC7 and 10.00 before 10.00.TC3,...

5.1 Medium

Buffer overflow in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.TC7 and 10.00 before 10.00.TC3, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long username.

Exploit likelihood

4.08%Down 5.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.1

Buffer overflow in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.TC7 and 10.00 before 10.00.TC3, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long username.

Record: CVE-2006-3853
CVSS 2.0: 5.1 MediumAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE ListNo score

Buffer overflow in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.TC7 and 10.00 before 10.00.TC3, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long username.

Record: CVE-2006-3853
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2006-3847No score

Buffer overflow in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.TC7 and 10.00 before 10.00.TC3, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long username.

Record: EUVD-2006-3847
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5xcv-6xwr-v657No score

Buffer overflow in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.TC7 and 10.00 before 10.00.TC3,...

Buffer overflow in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.TC7 and 10.00 before 10.00.TC3, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long username.

Record: GHSA-5xcv-6xwr-v657
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

ibm informix dynamic server

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 10, 2026	facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-3853 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Ibm Informix Dynamic Server, published August 8, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.08%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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