Testing needed for Firebird 2.0.4 and Firebird 2.1.0 packages for debian
As you may have noticed, debian experimental got firebird2.0 (2.0.4) and
firebird2.1 (2.1.0).
I would really appreciate if you give these some testing.
Category: Firebird Releases
Annoucements about Firebird oficial releases.
Firebird ports for Intanium and hppa to be released soon
If you watch the debian building logs for different architectures then there are a few ones left to be done , Itanium , Hppa and Alpha (dead one)
http://buildd.debian.org/build.cgi?pkg=firebird2.0
and seem that this will be solved very soon
firebird2.1 security bug is now fixed in debian experimental
The security bug is now fixed in debian experimental
and here is the changelog
firebird2.0 security bug is now fixed in debian/gentoo
There is an grave security bug in firebird package 2.0 from debian and ubuntu
where an user can connect to the server with SYSDBA and NO password
The bug is now fixed in debian sid (unstable)
http://packages.debian.org/sid/firebird2.0-super
and here is the changelog
firebird2.0-super.init: stop exporting ISC_USER and ISC_PASSWORD.
Fixes a hole causing remote connections as user SYSDBA to succeed
without giving a password.
Closes: #481389 and CVE-2008-1880
Firebird security bug fixed in gentoo linux
Firebird allows remote connections to the administrative account without verifying credentials.
firebird 2.1 uploaded to debian and ubuntu hardy ppa
Firebird 2.0.4 on apple.com
Firebird 2.0.4 is now on apple.com page
Firebird 2.04 is out
The members of the Firebird Project announce the release of Firebird 2.0.4, a point release with fixes for several Nbackup problems. Forced writes on Linux will work with this version. Summary here, downloads here.
Kits are starting to come through to some European mirrors. As usual, we ask for your patience if they are slow reaching your local mirror.
Release Notes for Firebird 2.5 Alpha 1
Here are the New features and issues solved in the next Firebird 2.5 Alpha release
Firebird 2.1 is Released
The members of the Firebird Project team are proud to announce the release of Firebird 2.1, a full release containing many sought-after new features including database monitoring, global temporary tables, database triggers and dozens of new internal functions.
This release includes kits for 64-bit Windows and all MacOSX environments and constitutes our largest-ever platform coverage. Enjoy! Â Â Â Â Details Downloads