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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54578
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200405-18 (firebird)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200405-18.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200405-18.

Vulnerability Insight:
A buffer overflow via environmental variables in Firebird may allow a local
user to manipulate or destroy local databases and trojan the Firebird
binaries.

Solution:
All users should upgrade to the latest version of Firebird:

# emerge sync

# emerge -pv '>=dev-db/firebird-1.5'
# emerge '>=dev-db/firebird-1.5'

CVSS Score:
4.6

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0281
BugTraq ID: 7546
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7546
Bugtraq: 20020617 Interbase 6.0 malloc() issues (Google Search)
http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2002/Jun/0212.html
Bugtraq: 20030509 Firebird Local exploit (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105259012802997&w=2
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-18.xml
http://secunia.com/advisories/8758
XForce ISS Database: firebird-interbase-bo(11977)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11977
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