01 Record
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
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
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
- 2.12% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 81.8% 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
- 2008-05-12 16:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 08:40Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-04-17
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 2bb7a3889947fbe3d92a68ac64f4bda64a130ec529dfa8040f0dbfd0a155bad9
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugs.gentoo.orghttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216158
- secunia.com30162http://secunia.com/advisories/30162
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200805-06http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-06.xml
- www.securityfocus.com29123http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29123
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comfirebird-sysdba-unath-access(42299)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42299