CVE-2013-2492
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Firebird 2.1.3 through 2.1.5 before 18514, and 2.5.1 through 2.5.3 before 26623, on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet to TCP port 3050, related to a missing size check during extraction of a group number from CNCT information.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Firebird - Relational Database CNCT Group Number Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)
Metasploit modules
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00036.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00039.html
- http://tracker.firebirdsql.org/browse/CORE-4058
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2647
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2648
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58393
- https://gist.github.com/zeroSteiner/85daef257831d904479c
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/misc/fb_cnct_group.rb
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-11
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00036.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00039.html
- http://tracker.firebirdsql.org/browse/CORE-4058
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2647
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2648
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58393
- https://gist.github.com/zeroSteiner/85daef257831d904479c
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/misc/fb_cnct_group.rb
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-11
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.