CVE-2026-28224
Firebird Null Pointer Dereference via CryptCallback causes DOS
CVSS Score
8.2
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
Firebird is an open-source relational database management system. In versions prior to 5.0.4, 4.0.7 and 3.0.14, when the server receives an op_crypt_key_callback packet without prior authentication, the port_server_crypt_callback handler is not initialized, resulting in a null pointer dereference and server 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.
| CWE | CWE-476 |
| Vendor | firebirdsql |
| Product | firebird |
| Published | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Apr 17, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
Affected Versions
FirebirdSQL / firebird
>= 3.0.0, < 3.0.14 >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.7 >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.4
References
github.com: https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/security/advisories/GHSA-xrcw-wpjx-pr95 github.com: https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/releases/tag/v3.0.14 github.com: https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/releases/tag/v4.0.7 github.com: https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/releases/tag/v5.0.4