Unspecified vulnerability in the server in Firebird before 2.0.2, when a Superserver/TCP/IP environment is configured, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via "large network packets with garbage", aka CORE-1397.
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://tracker.firebirdsql.org/browse/CORE-1397 | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36355 | vdb entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25497 | vdb entry patch |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3021 | vdb entry |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26615 | third party advisory patch vendor advisory |
| http://www.firebirdsql.org/index.php?op=files&id=engine_202 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29501 | third party advisory |
| http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=535898 | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1529 | vendor advisory |
| http://www.firebirdsql.org/rlsnotes/Firebird-2.0.2-ReleaseNotes.pdf |