# CVE-2026-28214: Firebird server hangs when using specific clumplet on batch creation

- Severity: CVSS 6.0 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.0.14, 4.0.7, 5.0.4
- Published: 2026-04-17 · Updated: 2026-04-20

## Affected

- FirebirdSQL firebird: from 3.0.0, fixed in 3.0.14; from 4.0.0, fixed in 4.0.7; from 5.0.0, fixed in 5.0.4

## Description

Firebird is an open-source relational database management system. In versions prior to 5.0.4, 4.0.7 and 3.0.14, the ClumpletReader::getClumpletSize() function can overflow the totalLength value when parsing a Wide type clumplet, causing an infinite loop. An authenticated user with INSERT privileges on any table can exploit this via a crafted Batch Parameter Block to cause a denial of service against the server. This issue has been fixed in versions 5.0.4, 4.0.7 and 3.0.14.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on FirebirdSQL firebird, upgrade to a fixed version (3.0.14, 4.0.7, 5.0.4) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/security/advisories/GHSA-7cq5-994r-jhrf
- https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/releases/tag/v3.0.14
- https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/releases/tag/v4.0.7
- https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/releases/tag/v5.0.4

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