# CVE-2003-0281: Buffer overflow in Firebird 1.0.2 and other versions before 1.5, and possibly other products that use the InterBase codebase, allows local u

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 3 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2003-05-14 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in Firebird 1.0.2 and other versions before 1.5, and possibly other products that use the InterBase codebase, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long INTERBASE environment variable when calling (1) gds_inet_server, (2) gds_lock_mgr, or (3) gds_drop.

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11977
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-18.xml
- http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2002/Jun/0212.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105259012802997&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7546
- http://secunia.com/advisories/8758
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21565
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21566
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29

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