CVE-2023-41038

Firebird is a relational database. Versions 4.0.0 through 4.0.3 and version 5.0 beta1 are vulnerable to a server crash when a user uses a specific form of SET BIND statement. Any non-privileged user with minimum access to a server may type a statement with a long `CHAR` length, which causes the server to crash due to stack corruption. Versions 4.0.4.2981 and 5.0.0.117 contain fixes for this issue. No known workarounds are available.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://firebirdsql.org/en/snapshot-builds	Product
https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/security/advisories/GHSA-6fv8-8rwr-9692	Vendor Advisory
https://firebirdsql.org/en/snapshot-builds	Product
https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/security/advisories/GHSA-6fv8-8rwr-9692	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:firebirdsql:firebird::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:firebirdsql:firebird:5.0:beta1::::::

History

03 Dec 2025, 20:03

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:firebirdsql:firebird:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:firebirdsql:firebird:5.0:beta1::::::
First Time		Firebirdsql Firebirdsql firebird
References	~~() https://firebirdsql.org/en/snapshot-builds -~~	() https://firebirdsql.org/en/snapshot-builds - Product
References	~~() https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/security/advisories/GHSA-6fv8-8rwr-9692 -~~	() https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/security/advisories/GHSA-6fv8-8rwr-9692 - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2024-03-20 15:15

Updated : 2025-12-03 20:03

NVD link : CVE-2023-41038

Mitre link : CVE-2023-41038

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-41038

JSON object : View

Products Affected

firebirdsql

firebird

CWE

CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

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