CVE-2007-5246

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-10-06 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Firebird LI 2.0.0.12748 and 2.0.1.12855, and WI 2.0.0.12748 and 2.0.1.12855, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long attach request on TCP port 3050 to the isc_attach_database function or (2) a long create request on TCP port 3050 to the isc_create_database function.

Affected products

FirebirdSQL firebird: 2.0.0.12748, 2.0.1.12855

References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195569
http://risesecurity.org/advisory/RISE-2007003/
http://risesecurity.org/blog/entry/3/
http://risesecurity.org/exploit/16/
http://risesecurity.org/exploit/17/
http://secunia.com/advisories/27057
http://secunia.com/advisories/27982
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-06.xml
http://www.risesecurity.org/advisory/RISE-2007003/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481491/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25917
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25925

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