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ZDI-CAN-26486: XDR Message Parsing NULL Pointer Dereference Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

Moderate
AlexPeshkoff published GHSA-7qp6-hqxj-pjjp Aug 15, 2025

Package

Any firebird version before the fix

Affected versions

Any firebird version before the fix

Patched versions

5.0.3 / 4.0.6 / 3.0.13

Description

Impact

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of xdr message from client. It leads to NULL pointer dereference and DoS.

Patches

Currently one can use the following or later point releases:

  • 5.0.3
  • 4.0.6
  • 3.0.13

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVE ID

CVE-2025-54989

Weaknesses

No CWEs