Firebird fbserver.exe buffer overflow
| firebird-fbserver-bo (34833) |  High Risk |
Description:
Firebird is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the fbserver.exe service. By sending a specially-crafted connect request with a large p_cnct_count value to TCP port 3050, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- FirebirdSQL, Firebird 2.0.0
- Gentoo, Linux
Remedy:
Refer to TPTI-07-11 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Firebird 2.0.1 Release Notes, 22 March 2007 - Document v. 0201_05 - for Firebird 2.0.1 Sub-release at http://www.firebirdsql.org/rlsnotes/Firebird-2.0.1-ReleaseNotes.pdf.
- Firebird Web site, Firebird - The RDBMS that's going where you're going at http://www.firebirdsql.org/.
- TPTI-07-11, Firebird SQL fbserver 'connect' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability at http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-07-11.
- BID-24436: Firebird SQL Fbserver Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-3181: 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.
- DSA-1529: firebird -- multiple vulnerabilities
- FrSIRT/ADV-2007-2149: Firebird fbserver Service Connect Request Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- GLSA-200707-01: Firebird: Buffer overflow
- SA25601: Firebird "connect" Request Buffer Overflow and Denial of Service
- SA29501: Debian firebird2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Jun 11, 2007
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