Stack-based buffer overflow in Firebird - CVE-2023-41038
Published: March 20, 2024 / Updated: April 20, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU126549
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-41038
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to stack corruption in the SET BIND statement handling when processing a specially crafted SET BIND statement. A remote user can issue a specially crafted SET BIND statement to cause a denial of service.
Exploitation requires minimum access to the server.
Affected software
Firebird
How to mitigate CVE-2023-41038
Install security update from vendor's website.
Firebird - update to 4.0.4