6.0
MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-28214
Firebird server hangs when using specific clumplet on batch creation
Description

Firebird is an open-source relational database management system. In versions prior to 5.0.4, 4.0.7 and 3.0.14, the ClumpletReader::getClumpletSize() function can overflow the totalLength value when parsing a Wide type clumplet, causing an infinite loop. An authenticated user with INSERT privileges on any table can exploit this via a crafted Batch Parameter Block to cause a denial of service against the server. This issue has been fixed in versions 5.0.4, 4.0.7 and 3.0.14.

INFO

Published Date :

April 17, 2026, 7:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 17, 2026, 7:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update Firebird to patched versions to fix the clumplet parsing infinite loop.
  • Update Firebird to version 5.0.4 or later.
  • Update Firebird to version 4.0.7 or later.
  • Update Firebird to version 3.0.14 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Apr. 17, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Firebird is an open-source relational database management system. In versions prior to 5.0.4, 4.0.7 and 3.0.14, the ClumpletReader::getClumpletSize() function can overflow the totalLength value when parsing a Wide type clumplet, causing an infinite loop. An authenticated user with INSERT privileges on any table can exploit this via a crafted Batch Parameter Block to cause a denial of service against the server. This issue has been fixed in versions 5.0.4, 4.0.7 and 3.0.14.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-190
    Added CWE CWE-835
    Added Reference https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/releases/tag/v3.0.14
    Added Reference https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/releases/tag/v4.0.7
    Added Reference https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/releases/tag/v5.0.4
    Added Reference https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/security/advisories/GHSA-7cq5-994r-jhrf
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