medium5.3
CVE-2025-54989
Firebird is a relational database.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Firebirdsql | Firebird | before 3.0.13 from 4.0.0 before 4.0.6 from 5.0.0 before 5.0.3 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/commit/169da595f8693fc1a65a79c741724b1bc8db9f25
- https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/issues/8554
- https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/security/advisories/GHSA-7qp6-hqxj-pjjp
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00021.html