CVE-2006-5163: IBM Informix Dynamic Server

Low severity, CVSS 3.6. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• IBM Informix Dynamic Server: version 10.uc_rc1 only

Published 2006-10-05. Last modified 2026-06-16.