Is CVE-2004-2043 actively exploited?

CVE-2004-2043 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2004-2043?

CVE-2004-2043 has a CVSS score of 5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2004-2043?

Patch guidance is available from borland software security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2004-2043.

CVE-2004-2043 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2004-2043?

9 products: borland software interbase, borland software interbase, borland software interbase, borland software interbase, borland software interbase, and 4 more.

Description

Buffer overflow in ibserver for Firebird Database 1.0 and other versions before 1.5, and possibly other products that use the InterBase codebase, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long database name, as demonstrated using the gsec command.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: BORLAND_SOFTWARE
Published: 5/1/2004
Last Modified: 4/3/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

borland_software : interbaseborland_software : interbaseborland_software : interbaseborland_software : interbaseborland_software : interbaseborland_software : interbaseborland_software : interbaseborland_software : interbase_superserverfirebirdsql : firebird

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD