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CVE-2014-9323

The xdr_status_vector function in Firebird before 2.1.7 and 2.5.x before 2.5.3 SU1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference, segmentation fault, and crash) via an op_response action with a non-empty status.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-9323 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 4 products from firebirdsql, from opensuse, from debian and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-12-16T18:59:14.357

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-476

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	firebirdsql	firebird	< 2.1.7	Yes
Application	firebirdsql	firebird	≤ 2.5.3	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	evergreen	11.4	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	7.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	8.0	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.04	Yes

References

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0523.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-12/msg00012.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://tracker.firebirdsql.org/browse/CORE-4630 Exploit, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3109 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.firebirdsql.org/en/news/security-updates-for-v2-1-and-v2-5-series-66011/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:172 Broken Link ([email protected])
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3929-1/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0523.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-12/msg00012.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://tracker.firebirdsql.org/browse/CORE-4630 Exploit, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3109 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.firebirdsql.org/en/news/security-updates-for-v2-1-and-v2-5-series-66011/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:172 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3929-1/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For firebirdsql's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.