Login Request a demo
Unscored severity · published Jul 29, 2009
CVE-2009-2620
src/remote/server.cpp in fbserver.exe in Firebird SQL 1.5 before 1.5.6, 2.0 before 2.0.6, 2.1 before 2.1.3, and 2.5 before 2.5 Beta 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
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CVSS
8.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
src/remote/server.cpp in fbserver.exe in Firebird SQL 1.5 before 1.5.6, 2.0 before 2.0.6, 2.1 before 2.1.3, and 2.5 before 2.5 Beta 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a malformed op_connect_request message that triggers an infinite loop or NULL pointer dereference.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)8.6% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FI
Firebird · Firebirdsql
1.5 before 1.5.6; 2.0.0 before 2.0.6; 2.1 before 2.1.3; 2.5.0; 2.5.0; 2.5.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
FI
Firebird
Firebirdsql
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2620
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2620
Vendor Advisory
http://tracker.firebirdsql.org/browse/CORE-2563
Exploit
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/firebird-sql-dos
Exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9295
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35842
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=514463
Broken Link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01341.html
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