Buffer overflow in Firebird 1.0.2 and other versions before 1.5, and possibly other…
Priority LOW 23Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in Firebird 1.0.2 and other versions before 1.5, and possibly other products that use the InterBase codebase, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long INTERBASE environment variable when calling (1) gds_inet_server, (2) gds_lock_mgr, or (3) gds_drop.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01012 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:firebirdsql:firebird:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | FirebirdSQL |
- cpe:2.3:a:firebirdsql:firebird:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·FirebirdSQL
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0281
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mfmv-r22j-p43j
References
More FirebirdSQL Firebird vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-22559 Firebird Null Pointer Dereference via CryptCallback causes DOS CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-22234 Firebird has Pre-Auth DOS when Processing Out of Order CNCT_specific_data Segments CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-27368 Firebird: DoS via malicious slice descriptor in slice packet CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-26527 Firebird: DoS via `op_response` packet from client CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-25747 Firebird has a buffer overflow when parsing corrupted slice packets CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-22547 Firebird has potential server crash via null pointer dereference when processing op_slice packet CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2003-0281 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-0281 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mfmv-r22j-p43j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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