High severity · published Mar 24, 2017
CVE-2017-6369
Insufficient checks in the UDF subsystem in Firebird 2.5.x before 2.5.7 and 3.0.x before 3.0.2 allow remote authenticated users to execute code by using a 'system' entrypoint from…
8.8
CVSS
3.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Insufficient checks in the UDF subsystem in Firebird 2.5.x before 2.5.7 and 3.0.x before 3.0.2 allow remote authenticated users to execute code by using a 'system' entrypoint from fbudf.so.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.3% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FI
Firebird · Firebirdsql
2.5.0 before 2.5.7; 3.0.0 before 3.0.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6369
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6369
Issue Tracking
http://tracker.firebirdsql.org/browse/CORE-5474
Mailing List
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3824
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97070
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3929-1/
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