CVE-2003-0281

Buffer overflow in Firebird 1.0.2 and other versions before 1.5, and possibly other products that...

4.6 MediumPublic exploit

Buffer overflow in Firebird 1.0.2 and other versions before 1.5, and possibly other products that use the InterBase codebase, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long INTERBASE environment variable when calling (1) gds_inet_server, (2) gds_lock_mgr, or (3) gds_drop.

Exploit likelihood

1.01%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.6

Record: CVE-2003-0281
CVSS 2.0: 4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2003-0281
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2003-0276 No score

Record: EUVD-2003-0276
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mfmv-r22j-p43j No score

Buffer overflow in Firebird 1.0.2 and other versions before 1.5, and possibly other products that...

Record: GHSA-mfmv-r22j-p43j
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

firebirdsql firebird

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Interbase 6.0 - GDS_Drop Interbase Environment Variable Buffer Overflow (1)	2002-06-15
Exploit-DB	Interbase 6.0 - GDS_Drop Interbase Environment Variable Buffer Overflow (2)	2002-06-18
Exploit-DB	Firebird 1.0.2 (FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE) - Local Privilege Escalation	2003-05-12

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2003-0281 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Firebirdsql Firebird, published May 14, 2003. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.01%, the 63rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.