SB2017081620 - Fedora EPEL 6 update for firebird
Published: August 16, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017081620
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Missing Authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6369)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
Insufficient checks in the UDF subsystem in Firebird 2.5.x before 2.5.7 and 3.0.x before 3.0.2 allow remote authenticated users to execute code by using a 'system' entrypoint from fbudf.so.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.