CVE-2026-28224

HIGH

Firebird Null Pointer Dereference via CryptCallback causes DOS

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

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 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.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.2
EPSS 0.0030
EPSS Percentile 53.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (4)
firebirdsql/firebird < 3.0.14
FirebirdSQL/firebird >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.14
FirebirdSQL/firebird >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.7
FirebirdSQL/firebird >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.4
Published Apr 17, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 18, 2026