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Firebird 'ISC_PASSWORD' Environment Variable Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

Firebird is prone to a vulnerability that can result in unauthorized database access.

Attackers can exploit this issue to gain 'SYSDBA' user access to affected databases.

Firebird 2.0.3.12981.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

NOTE: Reports suggest that this issue may affect only Firebird distributions provided in the Gentoo Linux operating platform.