CVE-2026-28224 HIGH

CVE-2026-28224: Firebird Null Pointer Dereference via CryptCallback causes DOS

Vendor Firebirdsql
Product firebird
Weakness CWE-476
Published April 17, 2026
Last update April 17, 2026

CVSS base score

8.2/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Firebird is an open-source relational database management system. In versions prior to 5.0.4, 4.0.7 and 3.0.14, when the server receives an op_crypt_key_callback packet without prior authentication, the port_server_crypt_callback handler is not initialized, resulting in a null pointer dereference and server crash. An unauthenticated attacker who knows only the server's IP and port can exploit this to crash the server. This issue has been fixed in versions 5.0.4, 4.0.7 and 3.0.14.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 17, 2026 CVE published
April 17, 2026 Record updated