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CVE-2017-11509

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  • Published2018-03-28
  • WeaknessCWE-89

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Description

An authenticated remote attacker can execute arbitrary code in Firebird SQL Server versions 2.5.7 and 3.0.2 by executing a malformed SQL statement.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-03-2817:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-04 03:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
7.0= 7.0no fix published
8.0= 8.0no fix published
9.0= 9.0no fix published
Firebirdsql firebird
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.5= 2.5.7no fix published
3.0= 3.0.2no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • firebirdSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7all versions · fixed in 3.0.4.33054-150200.3.6.1
  • firebirdSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6all versions · fixed in 3.0.4.33054-150200.3.6.1
  • firebirdopenSUSE:Leap 15.6all versions · fixed in 3.0.4.33054-150200.3.6.1
  • firebird2.5Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • firebird2.5Ubuntu:14.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • firebird2.5Debian:8all versions · fixed in 2.5.3.26778.ds4-5+deb8u2
  • firebird2.5Debian:7all versions · fixed in 2.5.2.26540.ds4-1~deb7u4
  • firebird3.0Ubuntu:18.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed

4 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2017-11509 Red Hat Product Security1 known affected

    firebird: Firebird fbudf Module Authenticated Remote Code Execution

    libfbclient2 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2017-11509 · 1 productWill not fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

  • EUVD-2017-3126same flawENISA EUVD · LicenseRef-ENISA-legal-notice
  • GHSA-6pp2-h2x8-7cp5same flawGitHub Advisory Database · CC-BY-4.0
  • DLA-1374-1advisory covering several CVEsDebian · LicenseRef-unstated
  • DLA-2129-1advisory covering several CVEsDebian · LicenseRef-unstated
  • DLA-2824-1advisory covering several CVEsDebian · LicenseRef-unstated
  • SUSE-SU-2025:03095-1advisory covering several CVEsSUSE · LicenseRef-unstated

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2018-03-28
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-6pp2-h2x8-7cp5

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-11509?

An authenticated remote attacker can execute arbitrary code in Firebird SQL Server versions 2.5.7 and 3.0.2 by executing a malformed SQL statement.

Is CVE-2017-11509 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-11509 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 6.1% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-11509?

CVE-2017-11509 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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