Signature Detail
Short Name |
DB:FIREBIRD-DOS |
|---|---|
Severity |
Medium |
Recommended |
No |
Recommended Action |
Drop |
Category |
DB |
Keywords |
Firebird SQL Connect Denial of Service |
Release Date |
2010/09/29 |
Update Number |
1782 |
Supported Platforms |
idp-4.0+, isg-3.0+, j-series-9.5+, mx-9.4+, srx-9.2+, srx-branch-9.4+, vsrx-12.1+ |
DB: Firebird SQL Connect Denial of Service
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Firebird SQL. A successful attack can result in a denial-of-service condition.
Extended Description
Firebird is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to properly validate user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this issue to crash the application, denying access to legitimate users.
Affected Products
- Firebird 1.5.5
- Firebird 2.0.1
- Firebird 2.0.5
- Firebird 2.1.1
- Firebird 2.1.2
- Firebird 2.1.3 RC1
- Firebird 2.5 Beta 1
- Mandriva Enterprise Server 5
- Mandriva Enterprise Server 5 X86 64
- Pardus Linux 2008
- Pardus Linux 2009
- Red Hat Fedora 10
- Red Hat Fedora 11
References
- BugTraq: 35842
- CVE: CVE-2009-2620