| Name | CVE-2025-54989 |
| Description | Firebird is a relational database. Prior to versions 3.0.13, 4.0.6, and 5.0.3, there is an XDR message parsing NULL pointer dereference denial-of-service vulnerability in Firebird. This specific flaw exists within the parsing of xdr message from client. It leads to NULL pointer dereference and DoS. This issue has been patched in versions 3.0.13, 4.0.6, and 5.0.3. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-4282-1, DSA-5992-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 1111320, 1111321 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| firebird3.0 (PTS) | bullseye | 3.0.7.33374.ds4-2 | vulnerable |
| bullseye (security) | 3.0.7.33374.ds4-2+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 3.0.11.33637.ds4-2 | vulnerable | |
| trixie | 3.0.12.ds7-13 | vulnerable | |
| forky, sid | 3.0.13.ds7-2 | fixed | |
| firebird4.0 (PTS) | trixie | 4.0.5.3140.ds6-17 | vulnerable |
| trixie (security) | 4.0.5.3140.ds6-17+deb13u1 | fixed | |
| forky, sid | 4.0.6.3221.ds6-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| firebird3.0 | source | bullseye | 3.0.7.33374.ds4-2+deb11u1 | DLA-4282-1 | ||
| firebird3.0 | source | (unstable) | 3.0.13.ds7-1 | 1111321 | ||
| firebird4.0 | source | trixie | 4.0.5.3140.ds6-17+deb13u1 | DSA-5992-1 | ||
| firebird4.0 | source | (unstable) | 4.0.6.3221.ds6-1 | 1111320 |
[trixie] - firebird3.0 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bookworm] - firebird3.0 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/security/advisories/GHSA-7qp6-hqxj-pjjp
https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/issues/8554
Fixed by: https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/commit/169da595f8693fc1a65a79c741724b1bc8db9f25
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-859/