CVE-2013-2492 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 42.2% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Firebird 2.1.3 through 2.1.5 before 18514, and 2.5.1 through 2.5.3 before 26623, on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet to TCP port 3050, related to a missing size check during extraction of a group number from CNCT information.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 42.17% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2013-03-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| firebirdsql | firebird |
| microsoft | windows |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Firebird - Relational Database CNCT Group Number Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) | 2013-01-31 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00036.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00039.html
- http://tracker.firebirdsql.org/browse/CORE-4058
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2647
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2648
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58393
- https://gist.github.com/zeroSteiner/85daef257831d904479c
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/misc/fb_cnct_group.rb
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-11
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00036.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00039.html
- http://tracker.firebirdsql.org/browse/CORE-4058
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2647
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2648
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58393
- https://gist.github.com/zeroSteiner/85daef257831d904479c
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/misc/fb_cnct_group.rb
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-11
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