CVE-2009-2620 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Firebird SQL versions 1.5.x, 2.0.x, 2.1.x, and 2.5 Beta 2. A remote attacker can crash the fbserver.exe daemon by sending a specially crafted op_connect_request message, leading to an infinite loop or NULL pointer dereference. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and no authentication required, resulting in partial availability impact. While there is an ExploitDB entry (EDB-9295) detailing a listener shutdown, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit or Nuclei modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.5, < 1.5.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:firebirdsql:firebird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.0.0, < 2.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:firebirdsql:firebird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.1, < 2.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:firebirdsql:firebird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:firebirdsql:firebird:2.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:firebirdsql:firebird:2.5.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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