metadata/glsa/glsa-200805-06.xml

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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">

<glsa id="200805-06">
  <title>Firebird: Data disclosure</title>
  <synopsis>
    Firebird allows remote connections to the administrative account without
    verifying credentials.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">firebird</product>
  <announced>May 09, 2008</announced>
  <revised>May 09, 2008: 01</revised>
  <bug>216158</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="dev-db/firebird" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">2.0.3.12981.0-r6</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">2.0.3.12981.0-r6</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>
    Firebird is a multi-platform, open source relational database.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>
    Viesturs reported that the default configuration for Gentoo's init
    script ("/etc/conf.d/firebird") sets the "ISC_PASSWORD" environment
    variable when starting Firebird. It will be used when no password is
    supplied by a client connecting as the "SYSDBA" user.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>
    A remote attacker can authenticate as the "SYSDBA" user without
    providing the credentials, resulting in complete disclosure of all
    databases except for the user and password database (security2.fdb).
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>
    There is no known workaround at this time.
    </p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>
    All Firebird users should upgrade to the latest version:
    </p>
    <code>
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose &quot;&gt;=dev-db/firebird-2.0.3.12981.0-r6&quot;</code>
    <p>
    Note: /etc/conf.d is protected by Portage as a configuration directory.
    Do not forget to use "<i>etc-update</i>" or "<i>dispatch-conf</i>" to
    overwrite the "firebird" configuration file, and then restart Firebird.
    </p>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1880">CVE-2008-1880</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:05:02 +0000">
    rbu
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:22:33 +0000">
    vorlon
  </metadata>
</glsa>