# CVE-2004-2043: Buffer overflow in ibserver for Firebird Database 1.0 and other versions before 1.5, and possibly other products that use the InterBase code

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2005-05-10 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in ibserver for Firebird Database 1.0 and other versions before 1.5, and possibly other products that use the InterBase codebase, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long database name, as demonstrated using the gsec command.

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## References

- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1014
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16229
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19350
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108611386202493&w=2
- http://www.osvdb.org/6624
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0027.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16316
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10446
- http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5AP0P0UCUO.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010381
- http://www.osvdb.org/6408
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11756
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24165
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/303

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