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Interbase gds_lock_mgr buffer overflow

by Mario Miri on April 9th, 2003 It has been reported that setuid gds_lock_mgr which is shipped with Interbase software is prone to buffer overflow attack. This allows to local attacker to execute commands/instructions with root privileges.

Vulnerable:
Borland/Inprise Interbase 6.0
Borland/Inprise Interbase 6.4
Borland/Inprise Interbase 6.5
Firebird 1.0.2


Solution:
Currently there are no vendor supplied patches.


Discovered by:
Secure Network Operations, Inc

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