NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting firebirdsql/firebird package, versions [,3.0.14)[4.0.0,4.0.7)[5.0.0-beta1,5.0.4)
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- published28 Apr 2026
- disclosed17 Apr 2026
- creditMochalovAlexey
Introduced: 17 Apr 2026
CVE-2026-28212 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade firebirdsql/firebird to version 3.0.14, 4.0.7, 5.0.4 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference in the xdr_slice() function when processing an op_slice network packet. An attacker can cause the server to crash by sending a specially crafted packet to the server port.