High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 20, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-41038
CVE-2023-41038
Description
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.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:firebirdsql:firebird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:firebirdsql:firebird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=4.0.0,<=4.0.3
- cpe:2.3:a:firebirdsql:firebird:5.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.4.2981
- Range: 4.0.0 - 4.0.3, 5.0 beta1
Patches
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References
2- github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/security/advisories/GHSA-6fv8-8rwr-9692nvdVendor Advisory
- firebirdsql.org/en/snapshot-buildsnvdProduct
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