Firebird is an open-source relational database management system. In versions prior to 5.0.4, 4.0.7 and 3.0.14, when deserializing a slice packet, the xdr_datum() function does not validate that a cstring length conforms to the slice descriptor bounds, allowing a cstring longer than the allocated buffer to overflow it. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending a crafted packet to the server, potentially causing a crash or other security impact. This issue has been fixed in versions 5.0.4, 4.0.7 and 3.0.14.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/security/advisories/GHSA-89mq-229g-x47p Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 7.5 · firebirdsqlNVD modified 2026-10-26 21:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:firebirdsql:firebird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 4
- https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/releases/tag/v3.0.14 Release Notes
- https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/releases/tag/v4.0.7 Release Notes
- https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/releases/tag/v5.0.4 Release Notes
- https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/security/advisories/GHSA-89mq-229g-x47p Exploit, Vendor Advisory