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CVE-2008-1880

nvd nist
Published: May 12, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

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5.0
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

Description

The default configuration of Firebird before 2.0.3.12981.0-r6 on Gentoo Linux sets the ISC_PASSWORD environment variable before starting Firebird, which allows remote attackers to bypass SYSDBA authentication and obtain sensitive database information via an empty password.

Affected (2)

Products: Firebird: Firebird
Firebird
1 product
Firebird
Configuration A
2 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Firebird
Firebird
version ≤ 2.0.3.12981.0
Firebird
Version 2.0.3.12981.0
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Gentoo
Linux
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-255
CWE-255

References (10)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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