remember to upgrade to firebird 2.0.4 or firebird2.1

Stack-based buffer overflow in Firebird before 2.0.4, and 2.1.x before 2.1.0 RC1, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long username.

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0467

Security vulnerability in Borland InterBase

A security vulnerability discovered early this year in open source database Firebird also affects Borland’s InterBase. The security vulnerability allows …