CVE-2017-6369 Code injection in n/a

High 8.8 Published 24 Mar 2017 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary code via the UDF subsystem in Firebird database.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2017-6369?

CVE-2017-6369 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Mar 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Insufficient checks in the UDF subsystem in Firebird 2.5.x before 2.5.7 and 3.0.x before 3.0.2 allow remote authenticated users to execute code by using a 'system' entrypoint from fbudf.so.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6369?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (7)

`firebird-classic` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1	All versions	`2.5.2.26539-15.1`
`firebird-classic` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2	All versions	`2.5.2.26539-15.1`
`firebird` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1	All versions	`2.5.2.26539-15.1`
`firebird-classic` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1	All versions	`2.5.2.26539-15.1`
`firebird-classic` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2	All versions	`2.5.2.26539-15.1`
`firebird-classic` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1	All versions	`2.5.2.26539-15.1`
`firebird-classic` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2	All versions	`2.5.2.26539-15.1`

Products include Firebirdsql Firebird.

How do I fix CVE-2017-6369?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2017-6369 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6369 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6369, DLA-879-1, DSA-3824-1, GHSA-vf42-c4fw-rcm3, SUSE-SU-2017:1156-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6369 and 1 more.