GLSA 200712-06: Firebird: Multiple buffer overflows

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Firebird: Multiple buffer overflows
Date:	12/09/2007
Bugs:	#195569
ID:	200712-06

Synopsis

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows were discovered in Firebird.

Background

Firebird is a multi-platfrom, open source relational database.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-db/firebird	< 2.0.3.12981.0-r2	>= 2.0.3.12981.0-r2	All supported architectures

Description

Adriano Lima and Ramon de Carvalho Valle reported that functions isc_attach_database() and isc_create_database() do not perform proper boundary checking when processing their input.

Impact

A remote attacker could send specially crafted requests to the Firebird server on TCP port 3050, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firebird (usually firebird).

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Firebird users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/firebird-2.0.3.12981.0-r2"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-06.xml

Concerns?

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