Description
Buffer overflow in fbserver.exe in Firebird SQL 2 before 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large p_cnct_count value in a p_cnct structure in a connect (0x01) request to port 3050/tcp, related to "an InterBase version of gds32.dll."
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Firebird SQL Fbserver 2.0 - Remote Buffer Overflow EDB-30186 · remote · Jun 12, 2007 · verified
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References
- 24436 vdb-entry
- http://www.firebirdsql.org/rlsnotes/Firebird-2.0.1-ReleaseNotes.pdf
- 37231 vdb-entry
- 25601 third-party-advisory
- firebird-fbserver-bo(34833) vdb-entry
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-07-11
- GLSA-200707-01 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2007-2149 vdb-entry
- 29501 third-party-advisory
- 25872 third-party-advisory
- DSA-1529 vendor-advisory