Gentoo: GLSA-200405-18 High: Firebird Buffer Overflow Exploit
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May 23, 2004
A buffer overflow via environmental variables in Firebird may allow a local user to manipulate or destroy local databases and trojan the Firebird binaries
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200405-18
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: High
Title: Buffer Overflow in Firebird
Date: May 23, 2004
Bugs: #20837
ID: 200405-18
Synopsis
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A buffer overflow via environmental variables in Firebird may allow a
local user to manipulate or destroy local databases and trojan the
Firebird binaries.
Background
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Firebird is an open source relational database that runs on Linux,
Windows, and various UNIX systems.
Affected packages
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1 dev-db/firebird < 1.5 >= 1.5
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A buffer overflow exists in three Firebird binari...Read the Full Advisory
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