CVE-2004-2043

Public Exploit

Description

Buffer overflow in ibserver for Firebird Database 1.0 and other versions before 1.5, and possibly other products that use the InterBase codebase, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long database name, as demonstrated using the gsec command.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 48.87% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory osvdb.org Vendor Advisory securiteam.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1014	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16229	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19350	third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108611386202493&w=2	mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/6624	vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0027.html	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16316	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10446	exploit vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5AP0P0UCUO.html	exploit vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010381	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/6408	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/11756	third party advisory patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2043?: CVE-2004-2043 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2043?: To fix CVE-2004-2043, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-2043 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-2043 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~49% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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