CVE-2026-27890

8.2 HIGH
Published: April 17, 2026 Modified: April 24, 2026
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Description

Firebird is an open-source relational database management system. In versions prior to 5.0.4, 4.0.7 and 3.0.14, when processing CNCT_specific_data segments during authentication, the server assumes segments arrive in strictly ascending order. If segments arrive out of order, the Array class's grow() method computes a negative size value, causing a SIGSEGV crash. An unauthenticated attacker who knows only the server's IP and port can exploit this to crash the server. This issue has been fixed in versions 5.0.4, 4.0.7 and 3.0.14.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/releases/tag/v3.0.14
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Release Notes
https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/releases/tag/v4.0.7
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Release Notes
https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/releases/tag/v5.0.4
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Release Notes
https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/security/advisories/GHSA-6crx-4g37-7j49
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Exploit Vendor Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.2 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
53th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

firebirdsql