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GLSA-200707-01 : Firebird: Buffer overflow

critical Nessus Plugin ID 25641

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200707-01 (Firebird: Buffer overflow)

 Cody Pierce from TippingPoint DVLabs has discovered a buffer overflow when processing 'connect' requests with an overly large 'p_cnct_count' value.
 Impact :

 An unauthenticated remote attacker could send a specially crafted request to a vulnerable server, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firebird.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Firebird users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-db/firebird-2.0.1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200707-01

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 25641

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200707-01.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 7/2/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:firebird, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 7/1/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/11/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-3181

GLSA: 200707-01