CVE-2007-4992

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 7.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-10-11 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the process_packet function in fbserver.exe in Firebird SQL 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long request to TCP port 3050.

Affected products

FirebirdSQL firebird: 2.0.2

References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195569
http://secunia.com/advisories/27982
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-06.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018802
http://www.firebirdsql.org/rlsnotes/Firebird-2.0.3-ReleaseNotes.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482025/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26011
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-057.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37079
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195569
http://secunia.com/advisories/27982
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-06.xml

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