CVE-2008-0387

Q: How do I fix CVE-2008-0387?

Upgrade firebird to 2.0.4 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2008-0387 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2008-0387 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 45.9% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2008-0387?

CVE-2008-0387 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2008-0387 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for firebird (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGHEPSS 99th pctl

7.8

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Integer overflow in Firebird SQL 1.0.3 and earlier, 1.5.x before 1.5.6, 2.0.x before 2.0.4, and 2.1.x before 2.1.0 RC1 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted (1) op_receive, (2) op_start, (3) op_start_and_receive, (4) op_send, (5) op_start_and_send, and (6) op_start_send_and_receive XDR requests, which triggers memory corruption.

CWE-189

How to fix

Remediation Available

firebirdNVD

Affected:>= 2.0.0, < 2.0.4Fixed in:2.0.4CVE-2008-0387derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

45.87%probability of exploitation in 30 days

99thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

tracker.firebirdsql.org

Third-Party Advisory10

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-189 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2015-1538	High	10.0	99%	-	-
CVE-2006-3747	High	7.6	96%	-	Fix
CVE-2007-0071	High	9.3	93%	-	-
CVE-2015-3829	High	10.0	90%	-	-
CVE-2015-3864	High	10.0	87%	-	-
CVE-2015-1539	High	10.0	86%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2008-0387?

Upgrade firebird to 2.0.4 or later.

Is CVE-2008-0387 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2008-0387 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 45.9% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2008-0387?

CVE-2008-0387 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2008-0387 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for firebird (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.