Upstream information

CVE-2025-54989 at MITRE

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.

Upstream Security Advisories:

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having important severity.

CVSS v3 Scores
  CNA (GitHub) National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 5.3 7.5 7.5
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network Network Network
Attack Complexity Low Low Low
Privileges Required None None None
User Interaction None None None
Scope Unchanged Unchanged Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None None None
Integrity Impact None None None
Availability Impact Low High High
CVSSv3 Version 3.1 3.1 3.1
CVSS v4 Scores
  SUSE
Base Score 8.7
Vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Attack Requirements None
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None
Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None
Vulnerable System Availability Impact High
Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None
Subsequent System Integrity Impact None
Subsequent System Availability Impact None
CVSSv4 Version 4.0
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1248143 [IN_PROGRESS]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6
  • firebird >= 3.0.4.33054-150200.3.3.1
  • firebird-examples >= 3.0.4.33054-150200.3.3.1
  • firebird-server >= 3.0.4.33054-150200.3.3.1
  • firebird-utils >= 3.0.4.33054-150200.3.3.1
  • libfbclient-devel >= 3.0.4.33054-150200.3.3.1
  • libfbclient2 >= 3.0.4.33054-150200.3.3.1
  • libib_util >= 3.0.4.33054-150200.3.3.1
  • libib_util-devel >= 3.0.4.33054-150200.3.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP6-2025-2991
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7
  • firebird >= 3.0.4.33054-150200.3.3.1
  • firebird-examples >= 3.0.4.33054-150200.3.3.1
  • firebird-server >= 3.0.4.33054-150200.3.3.1
  • firebird-utils >= 3.0.4.33054-150200.3.3.1
  • libfbclient-devel >= 3.0.4.33054-150200.3.3.1
  • libfbclient2 >= 3.0.4.33054-150200.3.3.1
  • libib_util >= 3.0.4.33054-150200.3.3.1
  • libib_util-devel >= 3.0.4.33054-150200.3.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP7-2025-2991
openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • firebird >= 3.0.4.33054-150200.3.3.1
  • firebird-doc >= 3.0.4.33054-150200.3.3.1
  • firebird-examples >= 3.0.4.33054-150200.3.3.1
  • firebird-server >= 3.0.4.33054-150200.3.3.1
  • firebird-utils >= 3.0.4.33054-150200.3.3.1
  • libfbclient-devel >= 3.0.4.33054-150200.3.3.1
  • libfbclient2 >= 3.0.4.33054-150200.3.3.1
  • libfbclient2-32bit >= 3.0.4.33054-150200.3.3.1
  • libib_util >= 3.0.4.33054-150200.3.3.1
  • libib_util-32bit >= 3.0.4.33054-150200.3.3.1
  • libib_util-devel >= 3.0.4.33054-150200.3.3.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-2991

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 firebird Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6 firebird Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 firebird Released
openSUSE Leap 15.6 firebird Released
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS firebird Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS Extended Security firebird Affected
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 firebird Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 firebird Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 firebird Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 firebird Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 firebird Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 firebird Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 firebird Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 firebird Affected
openSUSE Leap 15.3 firebird Affected
openSUSE Leap 15.4 firebird Affected
openSUSE Leap 15.5 firebird Affected

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Aug 15 18:01:17 2025
CVE page last modified: Sun Sep 7 16:24:23 2025