cve-2006-5163
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2006-10-03 23:00
Modified
2024-08-07 19:41
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-10/0013.htmlExploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/22223Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/1686
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/29349
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447501/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20300Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3883
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29297
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29300
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-10/0013.htmlExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/22223Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1686
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/29349
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447501/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20300Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3883
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29297
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29300
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