# CVE-2007-3181: Buffer overflow in fbserver.exe in Firebird SQL 2 before 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large p\_cnct\_count va

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2007-06-12 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in fbserver.exe in Firebird SQL 2 before 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large p_cnct_count value in a p_cnct structure in a connect (0x01) request to port 3050/tcp, related to "an InterBase version of gds32.dll."

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24436
- http://www.firebirdsql.org/rlsnotes/Firebird-2.0.1-ReleaseNotes.pdf
- http://osvdb.org/37231
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25601
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34833
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-07-11
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200707-01.xml
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2149
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29501
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25872
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1529
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30186

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