Short Name |
DB:FIREBIRD-USER-BO |
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Severity |
Major |
Recommended |
No |
Recommended Action |
Drop |
Category |
DB |
Keywords |
Firebird Database Server Username Handling Buffer Overflow |
Release Date |
2010/09/22 |
Update Number |
1777 |
Supported Platforms |
idp-4.0+, isg-3.0+, j-series-9.5+, mx-11.4+, srx-12.1+, srx-branch-12.1+, vmx-17.4+, vsrx-12.1+, vsrx3bsd-18.2+ |
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability in the Firebird Database Server. A successful attack can lead to a buffer overflow and arbitrary remote code execution within the context of the server.
Firebird is prone to a remote stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary machine code in the context of the affected database server. Failed exploit attempts will likely cause denial-of-service conditions. The issue affects the following versions: Firebird 1.5.4 Firebird 2.0 Firebird 2.0.1 Firebird 2.0.2 Firebird 2.0.3 Firebird 2.1 Alpha 1 Firebird 2.1 Beta 1 Firebird 2.1 Beta 2