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medium 4.6

CVE-2002-2087 json

Buffer overflow in Borland InterBase 6.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long INTERBASE environment variable when callin…

published 2002-12-31 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-2066

cvss
4.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.3%
EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
public exploits
4
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in Borland InterBase 6.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long INTERBASE environment variable when calling (1) gds_drop, (2) gds_lock_mgr, or (3) gds_inet_server.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-21565)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-22580 Firebird 1.0 - GDS_Inet_Server Interbase Environment Variable Buffer Overflow local, 2003-05-10
  • EDB-21566 Interbase 6.0 - GDS_Drop Interbase Environment Variable Buffer Overflow (2) local, 2002-06-18
  • EDB-21565 Interbase 6.0 - GDS_Drop Interbase Environment Variable Buffer Overflow (1) local, 2002-06-15
  • EDB-29 Firebird 1.0.2 (FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE) - Local Privilege Escalation local, 2003-05-12
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5046 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • cert.uni-stuttgart.de http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/bugtraq/2002/06/msg00222.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5044 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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