CVE-2005-3642

critical

Description

IBM Informix Dynamic Database server running on Windows XP with Simple File Sharing enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and log on to the guest account by supplying an invalid username.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15451

http://www.ngssoftware.com/papers/database-on-xp.pdf

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-11-16

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00572

Detections

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