CVE-2025-54989
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.006 · 48 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
Firebird is a relational database. Prior to versions 3.0.13, 4.0.6, and 5.0.3, there is an XDR message parsing NULL pointer dereference denial-of-service vulnerability in Firebird. This specific flaw exists within the parsing of xdr message from client. It leads to NULL pointer dereference and DoS. This issue has been patched in versions 3.0.13, 4.0.6, and 5.0.3.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.3–7.5
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affected products (25)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-1857Firebird: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-08-17csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Firebird ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen und um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
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references (13)
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- https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/commit/169da595f8693fc1a65a79c741724b1bc8db9f25cnnvd
- https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/issues/8554cnnvd
- https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/security/advisories/GHSA-7qp6-hqxj-pjjpcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54989cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Firebird-NULL-pointer-dereference-via-XDR-Message-48056cnnvd
- https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/commit/169da595f8693fc1a65a79c741724b1bc8db9f25enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/issues/8554enisa_euvd
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