SB2017022108 - Fedora EPEL 7 update for firebird



SB2017022108 - Fedora EPEL 7 update for firebird

Published: February 21, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2017022108
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Missing Authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6369)

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

Insufficient checks in the UDF subsystem in Firebird 2.5.x before 2.5.7 and 3.0.x before 3.0.2 allow remote authenticated users to execute code by using a 'system' entrypoint from fbudf.so.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.