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GLSA-200805-06 : Firebird: Data disclosure

medium Nessus Plugin ID 32208

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-200805-06 (Firebird: Data disclosure)

 Viesturs reported that the default configuration for Gentoo's init script ('/etc/conf.d/firebird') sets the 'ISC_PASSWORD' environment variable when starting Firebird. It will be used when no password is supplied by a client connecting as the 'SYSDBA' user.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker can authenticate as the 'SYSDBA' user without providing the credentials, resulting in complete disclosure of all databases except for the user and password database (security2.fdb).
 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-r6' Note: /etc/conf.d is protected by Portage as a configuration directory.
 Do not forget to use 'etc-update' or 'dispatch-conf' to overwrite the 'firebird' configuration file, and then restart Firebird.

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200805-06

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 32208

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200805-06.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 5/11/2008

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

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: 5/9/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-1880

CWE: 255

GLSA: 200805-06