CVE-2016-1569

Summary

CVECVE-2016-1569
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdebian
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-01-13 15:59:03 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionFireBird 2.5.5 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by using service manager to invoke the gbak utility with an invalid parameter.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Firebirdsql Firebird 2.5.5 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[#CORE-5068] gbak with invalid parameter crashes FB - Firebird RDBMS Issue Tracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tracker.firebirdsql.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: firebird-2.5.5.26952.0-1.fc23 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Firebird / Code / Commit [r62783] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net
oss-security - CVE Request: FireBird RDBMS: authenticated clients crash FireBird when running gbak with invalid parameter af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: FireBird RDBMS: authenticated clients crash FireBird when running gbak with invalid parameter af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Exploit
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