CVE-2012-5529

TraceManager in Firebird 2.5.0 and 2.5.1, when trace is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) by preparing an empty dynamic SQL query.

Published: 2012-11-20 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-5529 is rated Low Risk (39.2/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.97%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5529

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 1.88% 0.97% -0.91%
2 2025-03-29 0.97% 1.88% +0.91%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.97% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-5529

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.5 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 6.8 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-5529

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-5529

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2012-5529 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (firebird2.5), 6 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, oneiric, precise, quantal, upstream): released 3, DNE 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5529

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-5529

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
firebirdsql firebird 2.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:firebirdsql:firebird:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
firebirdsql firebird 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:firebirdsql:firebird:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-5529

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