CVE-2006-1240

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-03-15 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in inet_server.cpp in (1) fb_inet_server and (2) fbserver in Firebird 1.5.2.4731 allows local users to gain privileges via a long value of the -p argument.

Affected products

FirebirdSQL firebird: 1.5, 1.5.1, 1.5.2

References

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-March/043546.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427480/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17077
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25282
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-March/043546.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427480/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17077
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25282

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