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gentoo-overlay/metadata/glsa/glsa-200805-06.xml

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!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>