FKIE_CVE-2008-1880

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-05-12 16:20 - Updated: 2026-04-23 00:35
Severity
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216158
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/30162Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-06.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29123
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42299
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216158
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30162Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-06.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29123
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42299
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
gentoo linux *
firebird firebird *
firebird firebird 2.0.3.12981.0
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