CVE-2006-1241 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

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 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:firebirdsql:firebird:1.5.2.4731:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2006-1245	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.

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 0.00052.

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: 2024-08-07T17:03:28.741Z

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

Link: CVE-2006-1241

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

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

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

Link: CVE-2006-1241

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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