Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the ib_fill_isqlda function in dbdimp.c in DBD-Firebird before 1.19 allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors that trigger an error condition, related to binding octets to columns.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-2788 is rated High Risk (75.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.80%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +3.32% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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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 | 2025-05-07 | 4.48% | 7.80% | +3.32% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 5.27% | 4.48% | -0.79% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 5.27% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2015-2788 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libdbd-firebird-perl), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-2788 |
ubuntu
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low | CVE-2015-2788 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libdbd-firebird-perl), 14 status rows across 14 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): released 11, DNE 2, ignored 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-2788 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dbd-firebird | <= 1.18 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dbd-firebird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |