CVE-2004-1833

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2004-03-20 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The admin.ib file in Borland Interbase 7.1 for Linux has default world writable permissions, which allows local users to gain database administrative privileges.

Affected products

Borland Software Interbase: 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 6.4, 6.5, 7.0 (+1)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/11172
http://securitytracker.com/id?1009500
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=80&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true
http://www.osvdb.org/4381
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9929
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15546
http://secunia.com/advisories/11172
http://securitytracker.com/id?1009500
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=80&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true
http://www.osvdb.org/4381
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9929
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15546

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