CVE-2006-1240 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in inet_server.cpp in (1) fb_inet_server and (2) fbserver in Firebird 1.5.2.4731 allows local users to gain privileges via a long value of the -p argument.

Published: 2006-03-15

Score: 4.6 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:firebirdsql:firebird:1.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:firebirdsql:firebird:1.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:firebirdsql:firebird:1.5.2:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-1244	Buffer overflow in inet_server.cpp in (1) fb_inet_server and (2) fbserver in Firebird 1.5.2.4731 allows local users to gain privileges via a long value of the -p argument.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00329.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-March/043546.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427480/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17077
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25282

History

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Subscriptions

Firebirdsql Firebird

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-03-15T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:03:28.541Z

Reserved: 2006-03-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-1240

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-03-15T17:06:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-1240

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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