This update fixes a bug which allows an unauthenticated
remote attacker to cause a stack overflow in server code,
resulting in either server crash or even code execution as
the user running firebird.
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- openSUSE 12.3:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2013-222
- openSUSE 12.2:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2013-222
- openSUSE 12.1:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2013-222
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
- openSUSE 12.3 (i586 x86_64):
firebird-2.5.2.26539-2.5.1
firebird-classic-2.5.2.26539-2.5.1
firebird-classic-debuginfo-2.5.2.26539-2.5.1
firebird-classic-debugsource-2.5.2.26539-2.5.1
firebird-debuginfo-2.5.2.26539-2.5.1
firebird-debugsource-2.5.2.26539-2.5.1
firebird-devel-2.5.2.26539-2.5.1
firebird-superserver-2.5.2.26539-2.5.1
firebird-superserver-debuginfo-2.5.2.26539-2.5.1
libfbclient2-2.5.2.26539-2.5.1
libfbclient2-debuginfo-2.5.2.26539-2.5.1
libfbclient2-devel-2.5.2.26539-2.5.1
libfbembed-devel-2.5.2.26539-2.5.1
libfbembed2_5-2.5.2.26539-2.5.1
libfbembed2_5-debuginfo-2.5.2.26539-2.5.1
- openSUSE 12.3 (x86_64):
firebird-32bit-2.5.2.26539-2.5.1
firebird-debuginfo-32bit-2.5.2.26539-2.5.1
libfbclient2-32bit-2.5.2.26539-2.5.1
libfbclient2-debuginfo-32bit-2.5.2.26539-2.5.1
- openSUSE 12.3 (noarch):
firebird-doc-2.5.2.26539-2.5.1
- openSUSE 12.2 (i586 x86_64):
firebird-2.5.2.26539-2.8.1
firebird-classic-2.5.2.26539-2.8.1
firebird-classic-debuginfo-2.5.2.26539-2.8.1
firebird-classic-debugsource-2.5.2.26539-2.8.1...
Read the Full Advisoryhttps://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2492.html
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