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 11.4:
zypper in -t patch 2013-43
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
- openSUSE 11.4 (i586 x86_64):
firebird-2.1.3.18185.0-16.1
firebird-classic-2.1.3.18185.0-16.1
firebird-classic-debuginfo-2.1.3.18185.0-16.1
firebird-debuginfo-2.1.3.18185.0-16.1
firebird-debugsource-2.1.3.18185.0-16.1
firebird-devel-2.1.3.18185.0-16.1
firebird-devel-debuginfo-2.1.3.18185.0-16.1
firebird-doc-2.1.3.18185.0-16.1
firebird-filesystem-2.1.3.18185.0-16.1
firebird-superserver-2.1.3.18185.0-16.1
firebird-superserver-debuginfo-2.1.3.18185.0-16.1
libfbclient2-2.1.3.18185.0-16.1
libfbclient2-debuginfo-2.1.3.18185.0-16.1
libfbembed2-2.1.3.18185.0-16.1
libfbembed2-debuginfo-2.1.3.18185.0-16.1
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2492.html
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