CVE-2008-1880

The default configuration of Firebird before 2.0.3.12981.0-r6 on Gentoo Linux sets the ISC_PASSWORD environment variable before starting Firebird, which allows remote attackers to bypass SYSDBA authentication and obtain sensitive database information via an empty password.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216158
http://secunia.com/advisories/30162	Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-06.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29123
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42299

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:a:firebird:firebird::r5::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:firebird:firebird:2.0.3.12981.0:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2008-05-12 16:20

Updated : 2017-08-08 01:30

NVD link : CVE-2008-1880

Mitre link : CVE-2008-1880

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-1880

JSON object : View

Products Affected

firebird

firebird

gentoo

linux

CWE

CWE-255

Credentials Management Errors

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