# CVE-2006-3861: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can create arbitrary databases due to missing permission checks in IBM Informix Dynamic Server.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Aug 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q875-4pp5-f2pm

## What is CVE-2006-3861?

CVE-2006-3861 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ibm Informix Dynamic Server, published on 8 Aug 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 9.40.xC7 and 10.00 before 10.00.xC3 does not use database creation permissions, which allows remote authenticated users to create arbitrary databases.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3861?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Informix Dynamic Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-3861?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3861 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-3861 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3861 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Informix Dynamic Server

- [CVE-2010-4070](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4070/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-2753](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2753/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-0949](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0949/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-0768](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0768/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-1033](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1033/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-3861 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-3861 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ibm Informix Dynamic Server, published on 8 Aug 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3861 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Informix Dynamic Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3861/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3861/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-3861
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3861
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-3861

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