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CVE-2017-11509 json

An authenticated remote attacker can execute arbitrary code in Firebird SQL Server versions 2.5.7 and 3.0.2 by executing a malformed SQL st…

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2017-3126

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.1%
EPSS 6.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An authenticated remote attacker can execute arbitrary code in Firebird SQL Server versions 2.5.7 and 3.0.2 by executing a malformed SQL statement.

Patch / fix

  • firebird3.0 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.0.3.32900.ds4-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11509

  • firebird SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP7, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 3.0.4.33054-150200.3.6.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2025:03095-1

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-11509 updated cvss 8.8

firebird: Firebird fbudf Module Authenticated Remote Code Execution

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 libfbclient2
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

6.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • tenable.com https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2017-36 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Firebird Foundation Firebird SQL Server

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

Sources

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