Firebird isc_attach_database() and isc_create_database() buffer overflow
| firebird-attach-create-bo (36958) |  High Risk |
Description:
Firebird is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the isc_attach_database() and isc_create_database() functions. By sending a specially-crafted request using various parameters, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the database to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- FirebirdSQL, Firebird 2.0.0.12748
- FirebirdSQL, Firebird 2.0.1.12855
- Gentoo, Linux
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Firebird (2.0.3.12981 or later), available from the Firebird Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Firebird Web site, Firebird at http://www.firebirdsql.org/.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Wed Oct 03 2007 - 21:59:52 CDT, [RISE-2007003] Firebird Relational Database Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-10/0052.html.
- RISE-2007003, Firebird Relational Database Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities at http://risesecurity.org/advisory/RISE-2007003/.
- BID-25917: Borland InterBase Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- BID-25925: Firebird Relational Database Multiple Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-5246: Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Firebird LI 2.0.0.12748 and 2.0.1.12855, and WI 2.0.0.12748 and 2.0.1.12855, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long attach request on TCP port 3050 to the isc_attach_database function or (2) a long create request on TCP port 3050 to the isc_create_database function.
- GLSA-200712-06: Firebird: Multiple buffer overflows
- SA27057: Firebird 2 Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1018773: Firebird Attach, Create, and Service Attach Request Buffer Overflows Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3379: Firebird 2 Multiple Request Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Oct 03, 2007
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