Vulnerability identifier: #VU40525
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [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/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Firebird
Other software /
Other software solutions
Vendor: firebird.sourceforge.net
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
FireBird 2.5.5 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by using service manager to invoke the gbak utility with an invalid parameter.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Firebird: 2.5.5
External links
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177119.html
https://sourceforge.net/p/firebird/code/62783/
https://tracker.firebirdsql.org/browse/CORE-5068
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/10/2
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/10/3
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.