IBM Informix Dynamic Server plaintext password
| informix-plaintext-password (28132) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information. User passwords are stored in plaintext in a shared area of memory. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain user passwords.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.5 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 1.8 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Refer to IBM Support Document 1242921 for patch, upgrade or workaround information. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Aug 14 2006 - 11:24:22 CDT: Multiple Password Exposures Flaws.
- IBM Support Document 1242921: Security Vulnerabilities Addressed in Informix Dynamic Server.
- Informix Web page: Security issues in IBM Informix Dynamic Server and IBM Informix Extended Parallel Server (XPS).
- BID-19264: IBM Informix Dynamic Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-3858: IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.xC8 and 10.00 before 10.00.xC4 stores passwords in plaintext in shared memory, which allows local users to obtain passwords by reading the memory (product defects 171893, 171894, 173772).
- OSVDB ID: 27691: IBM Informix Dynamic Server Shared Memory Cleartext Password Disclosure
- SA21301: Informix Dynamic Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3077: IBM Informix Dynamic Server Multiple Buffer Overflow and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- IBM Informix Dynamic Server 10.00.xC1
- IBM Informix Dynamic Server 7.31.xD8
- IBM Informix Dynamic Server 9.40.xC5
Reported:
Jul 31, 2006
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