Firebird 'op_connect_request' Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:35842

CVE-2009-2620 |

Info

Firebird 'op_connect_request' Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 35842
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2009-2620
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 28 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 01 2009 05:42PM
Credit: Francisco Falcon from Core Security Technologies
Vulnerable: Red Hat Fedora 11
Red Hat Fedora 10
Pardus Linux 2009 0
Pardus Linux 2008 0
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5
Firebird Firebird 2.1.3 RC1
Firebird Firebird 2.1.2
Firebird Firebird 2.1.1
Firebird Firebird 2.0.5
Firebird Firebird 2.0.1
Firebird Firebird 1.5.5
Firebird Firebird 2.5 Beta 1
Not Vulnerable: Firebird Firebird 2.1.3 RC2
Firebird Firebird 2.0.6
Firebird Firebird 1.5.6
Firebird Firebird 2.5 Beta 2

Discussion

Firebird 'op_connect_request' Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Firebird is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to properly validate user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit this issue to crash the application, denying access to legitimate users.

Exploit / POC

Firebird 'op_connect_request' Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

The following exploit code is available:

Solution / Fix

Firebird 'op_connect_request' Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for details.


MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64

References

Firebird 'op_connect_request' Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

References:

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