Description
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).
References
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21242921
- 20060814 Informix - Discovery, Attack and Defense mailing-list
- 20060814 Multiple Password Exposures Flaws mailing-list
- informix-plaintext-password(28132) vdb-entry
- http://www.databasesecurity.com/informix/DatabaseHackersHandbook-AttackingInformix.pdf
- 21301 third-party-advisory
- 19264 vdb-entry
- 27691 vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-3077 vdb-entry