CVE-2004-2043
mediumpriority · track · 34EPSS 0.119 · 96 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Buffer overflow in ibserver for Firebird Database 1.0 and other versions before 1.5, and possibly other products that use the InterBase codebase, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long database name, as demonstrated using the gsec command.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (2)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-24165Firebird 1.0 - Remote Database Name Buffer Overrunfunctional · exploit_db
- EDB-303Borland Interbase 7.x - Remote Buffer Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (10)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- borland software interbase superserver= 6.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:borland_software:interbase_superserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (24)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0027.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108611386202493&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11756enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19350enisa_euvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010381enisa_euvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1014enisa_euvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/6408enisa_euvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/6624enisa_euvd
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