CVE-2006-7214 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Firebird database or drop connections by sending malformed protocol versions or network traffic.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-7214?
CVE-2006-7214 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jun 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Firebird 1.5 allow remote attackers to (1) cause a denial of service (application crash) by sending many remote protocol versions; and (2) cause a denial of service (connection drop) via certain network traffic, as demonstrated by Nessus vulnerability scanning.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-7214?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Firebirdsql Firebird.
How do I fix CVE-2006-7214?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-7214 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-7214 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-7214 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wq9r-532w-7f74.