Description
Firebird 1.5.2.4731 installs (1) fb_lock_mgr, (2) gds_drop, and (3) fb_inet_server with setuid firebird permissions, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a buffer overflow as identified by CVE-2006-1240, or possibly other vulnerabilities.
References
- 20060312 Buffer Overflow and Installation Script Error in Firebird 1.5.3 mailing-list
- 17077 vdb-entry
- firebird-fbinetserver-fbserver-bo(25282) vdb-entry
- 20060312 Buffer Overflow and Installation Script Error in Firebird 1.5.3 mailing-list