Gentoo: 200707-01 High Threat: Firebird Buffer Overflow Can Execute Code
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July 1, 2007
A vulnerability has been discovered in Firebird, allowing for the execution of arbitrary code.
Summary
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200707-01
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: High
Title: Firebird: Buffer overflow
Date: July 01, 2007
Bugs: #181811
ID: 200707-01
Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been discovered in Firebird, allowing for the
execution of arbitrary code.
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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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-db/firebird < 2.0.1 >= 2.0.1
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Cody Pierce from TippingPoint DVLabs has discovered a buffer overflow
when processing "connect" requests with an overly large "p_cnct_count"
value.
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