01 Record
CVE-2006-1240
Buffer overflow in inet_server.cpp in (1) fb_inet_server and (2) fbserver in Firebird 1.5.2.4731 allows local users to gain privileges via a long value of the -p argument.
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
Buffer overflow in inet_server.cpp in (1) fb_inet_server and (2) fbserver in Firebird 1.5.2.4731 allows local users to gain privileges via a long value of the -p argument.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.87% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 58.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2006-03-15 17:00Z20 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 17:03Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-03-15
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 9a9edf6d1ab87686df2933c5de3c3b7247c66e33e85074172b2c38652e6403aa
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com20060312 Buffer Overflow and Installation Script Error in Firebird 1.5.3http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427480/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com17077http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17077
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comfirebird-fbinetserver-fbserver-bo(25282)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25282
- lists.grok.org.uk20060312 Buffer Overflow and Installation Script Error in Firebird 1.5.3http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-March/043546.html