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GLSA-200803-02 : Firebird: Multiple vulnerabilities
critical Nessus Plugin ID 31329
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-200803-02 (Firebird: Multiple vulnerabilities)Firebird does not properly handle certain types of XDR requests, resulting in an integer overflow (CVE-2008-0387). Furthermore, it is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when processing usernames (CVE-2008-0467).
Impact :
A remote attacker could send specially crafted XDR requests or an overly long username to the vulnerable server, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.
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-2.0.3.12981.0-r5'
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Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 31329
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200803-02.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 3/4/2008
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
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
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/2/2008
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-0387, CVE-2008-0467