CVE-2008-1880 (GCVE-0-2008-1880)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-05-12 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:40
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Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216158 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://secunia.com/advisories/30162 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-06.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29123 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
Date Public
2008-05-09 00:00
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