NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting firebirdsql/firebird package, versions [,3.0.13)[4.0.0,4.0.6)[5.0.0,5.0.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FIREBIRDSQLFIREBIRD-11952535
  • published17 Aug 2025
  • disclosed15 Aug 2025
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 15 Aug 2025

NewCVE-2025-54989  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade firebirdsql/firebird to version 3.0.13, 4.0.6, 5.0.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference via the xdr_trrq_message function in the remote/protocol.cpp file. An attacker can cause the application to crash by sending specially crafted messages from a client.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1