Firebird 1.5.2.4731 installs (1) fb_lock_mgr, (2) gds_drop, and (3) fb_inet_server with…
Priority LOW 22Published · 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
Firebird 1.5.2.4731 installs (1) fb_lock_mgr, (2) gds_drop, and (3) fb_inet_server with setuid firebird permissions, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a buffer overflow as identified by CVE-2006-1240, or possibly other vulnerabilities.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00491 42nd 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:1.5.2.4731:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.2.4731 | Vulnerable | FirebirdSQL |
- cpe:2.3:a:firebirdsql:firebird:1.5.2.4731:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2.4731 Vulnerable ·FirebirdSQL
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-1241
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5hgf-q6f7-84qq
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-2006-1241 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-1241 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5hgf-q6f7-84qq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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