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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200405-18 |
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Severity: High |
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Title: Buffer Overflow in Firebird |
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Date: May 23, 2004 |
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Bugs: #20837 |
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ID: 200405-18 |
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Synopsis |
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A buffer overflow via environmental variables in Firebird may allow a |
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local user to manipulate or destroy local databases and trojan the |
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Firebird binaries. |
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Background |
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Firebird is an open source relational database that runs on Linux, |
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Windows, and various UNIX systems. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 dev-db/firebird < 1.5 >= 1.5 |
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Description |
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A buffer overflow exists in three Firebird binaries (gds_inet_server, |
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gds_lock_mgr, and gds_drop) that is exploitable by setting a large |
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value to the INTERBASE environment variable. |
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Impact |
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An attacker could control program execution, allowing privilege |
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escalation to the UID of Firebird, full access to Firebird databases, |
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and trojaning the Firebird binaries. An attacker could use this to |
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compromise other user or root accounts. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround. |
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Resolution |
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All users should upgrade to the latest version of Firebird: |
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# emerge sync |
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# emerge -pv ">=dev-db/firebird-1.5" |
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# emerge ">=dev-db/firebird-1.5" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] Bugtraq Security Announcement |
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http://securityfocus.com/bid/7546/info/ |
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[ 2 ] Sourceforge BugTracker Announcement |
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http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=9028&atid=109028&func=detail&aid=739480 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-18.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Technologies, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0 |
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