CVE-2014-9323 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the Firebird database server via a null pointer dereference in the xdr_status_vector function, causing denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2014-9323?

CVE-2014-9323 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 16 Dec 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9323?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Firebirdsql Firebird, Opensuse Evergreen.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9323?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2014-9323 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9323 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as CVE-2014-9492, DLA-123-1, DLA-130-1, DSA-3109-1, GHSA-2hhr-r74q-p8fq, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9323.

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