CVE-2006-3858: IBM Informix Dynamic Server

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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).

Affected products

• IBM Informix Dynamic Server: version 9.4 only; version 9.40.tc5 only; version 9.40.uc1 only; version 9.40.uc2 only; version 9.40.uc3 only; version 9.40.uc5 only; …

Published 2006-08-08. Last modified 2026-06-16.