CVE-2007-5956 (GCVE-0-2007-5956)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-11-14 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 15:47
VLAI
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 10.00.xC7W1 allows local users to gain privileges by referencing modified NLS message files through directory traversal sequences in the DBLANG environment variable.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/27542 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabili… third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26363 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3757 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg2… x_refsource_CONFIRM
Date Public
2007-11-06 00:00
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