Firebird 'protocol.cpp' NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	71622
Class:	Design Error
CVE:	CVE-2014-9323
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Dec 11 2014 12:00AM
Updated:	Dec 24 2014 12:58AM
Credit:	Kovalenko Dmitry
Vulnerable:	Debian Linux 6.0 sparc Debian Linux 6.0 s/390 Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc Debian Linux 6.0 mips Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64 Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32 Debian Linux 6.0 arm Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Not Vulnerable:

Firebird 'protocol.cpp' NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability

The Firebird is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability due to a NULL-pointer dereference condition.

Attackers can exploit this issue to cause the application to dereference an invalid memory location, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.

Firebird 'protocol.cpp' NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability

The following exploit is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/71622.cpp

Firebird 'protocol.cpp' NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

Firebird 'protocol.cpp' NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• Firebird Homepage (Firebird)