Denial of Service Vulnerability in FireBird RDBMS by Authenticated Users
CVE-2016-1569

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Firebirdsql

Status
Firebird
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 January 2016

What is CVE-2016-1569?

FireBird 2.5.5 is susceptible to a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote authenticated users to crash the database daemon. This is achieved by invoking the gbak utility with an invalid parameter through the service manager, leading to service disruptions. Organizations using FireBird 2.5.5 should review their configurations and ensure that only trusted users have access to critical database management functions to mitigate this issue.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/10/2
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/10/3
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http://tracker.firebirdsql.org/browse/CORE-5068
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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