CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.6 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Informix Dynamic Server 10.00 (Information Management Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
IBM Informix Dynamic Server 10.00, Informix Client Software Development Kit (CSDK) 2.90, and Informix I-Connect 2.90 use insecure permissions for installation scripts, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the scripts.
The bug was discovered 10/01/2006. The weakness was published 11/02/2006 by Larry Cashdollar (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-5663 since 11/02/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 32 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (29300). Similar entries are available at 32624 and 33081.
Product
Type
Name
Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6
VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.6
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Exploiting
Class: Local Privilege EscalationCWE: Unknown
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
10/01/2006 🔍10/02/2006 🔍
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03/12/2015 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: vupen.com⛔Researcher: Larry Cashdollar
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5663 (🔍)
X-Force: 29300
SecurityTracker: 1017156
Vulnerability Center: 20608 - IBM Informix Dynamic Server, Informix Client SDK and Informix Connect Local Privilege Escalation, High
SecurityFocus: 20300 - Multiple IBM Products Installer Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 22609
OSVDB: 30153 - CVE-2006-5663 - IBM - Informix Dynamic Server and Informix Client SDK - Privilege Escalation Issue
Vupen: ADV-2006-4280
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Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 22:21Updated: 08/25/2019 20:25
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (65), 08/25/2019 20:25 (4)
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