Is CVE-2025-54989 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-54989 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-11-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-54989?

CVE-2025-54989 has a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

How do I patch CVE-2025-54989?

Patch guidance is available from firebirdsql security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2025-54989.

CVE-2025-54989 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2025-54989?

3 products: firebirdsql firebird, firebirdsql firebird, firebirdsql firebird.

Description

Firebird is a relational database. Prior to versions 3.0.13, 4.0.6, and 5.0.3, there is an XDR message parsing NULL pointer dereference denial-of-service vulnerability in Firebird. This specific flaw exists within the parsing of xdr message from client. It leads to NULL pointer dereference and DoS. This issue has been patched in versions 3.0.13, 4.0.6, and 5.0.3.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: low
Weaknesses: CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference

Metadata

Primary Vendor: FIREBIRDSQL
Published: 8/15/2025
Last Modified: 11/3/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2025-54989

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