{"cve":"CVE-2008-1880","nvd":{"published":"2008-05-12T16:20:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:52:40.787","status":"Modified","description":"The default configuration of Firebird before 2.0.3.12981.0-r6 on Gentoo Linux sets the ISC_PASSWORD environment variable before starting Firebird, which allows remote attackers to bypass SYSDBA authentication and obtain sensitive database information via an empty password.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-255"],"references":["http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216158","http://secunia.com/advisories/30162","http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-06.xml","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29123","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42299"],"products":["firebird:firebird"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:51:11.071189229+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-1880","score":0.0212,"percentile":0.81874,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}