Firebird in the Cloud
https://firebirdsql.org/en/community-news/firebird-in-the-cloud
Discover the essential strategies for deploying Firebird database systems in cloud environments! This presentation explores multiple deployment scenarios—from traditional client-server setups to middleware implementations and database-per-client configurations. Learn how to overcome critical cloud challenges including virtual machine overhead, network latency, resource balancing, and security concerns with expert-tested configurations.

Jaybird 6.0.2 and Jaybird 5.0.8 released https://firebirdsql.org/en/news/jaybird-6-0-2-and-jaybird-5-0-8-released

New version of Red Expert 2025.05 is available. https://www.firebirdnews.org/red-expert-2025-05-has-been-released/

https://firebirdsql.org/en/community-news/new-certified-firebird-professionals

Let's congratulate 2 new certified Firebird professionals who successfully passed the Firebird Certification exam for DBA Basic level.

This time the exam was taken without a preparation session. The Firebird supporters who decided to take the exam prepared using only the demo exam. As it turned out, this preparation wasn't sufficient, since while the questions on the actual exam are similar to the demo, they are not identical. Only 2 of the 5 candidates passed the exam.

Their names are now listed on the Firebird Certified Professionals page.

We'll soon publish an exam preparation guide and introduce new exams, so stay tuned for updates!

If you're considering taking the exam, becoming a Firebird Supporter is a prerequisite.

Digest of Q2 2025
https://firebirdsql.org/en/community-news/digest-of-firebird-news-for-q2-2025

Firebird Project is happy to announce general availability of Firebird 5.0.3, Firebird 4.0.6 and Firebird 3.0.13 sub-releases. https://firebirdsql.org/en/news/firebird-5-0-3-4-0-6-and-3-0-13-sub-releases-are-available

New article: Writing custom providers for Firebird to acess external databases (ODBC, MySQL): https://firebirdsql.org/en/community-news/writing-custom-providers-for-firebird

Beta version of ODBC driver for ARM https://firebirdsql.org/en/community-news/beta-version-of-odbc-for-arm

Who knows why this day is very special for all of us? Guess in comments :)

Today's the big day - July 31, 2000 was when Firebird SQL first launched and started its amazing journey! We're throwing a year-long celebration with all sorts of fun activities and special surprises.

Firebird securty alert for all old versions

The Firebird Project has discovered critical security issues in older versions of all supported releases. If your version is equal to or less than the specified versions (with build numbers) 3.0.13.33809, 4.0.6.3203, or 5.0.3.1651, you need to upgrade to the latest Firebird releases (3.0.13.33818, 4.0.6.3221, 5.0.3.1683, available at www.firebirdsql.org). To emphasize: if you have versions like 3.0.10, 4.0.4, 2.5.8, or 5.0.2, you are in the danger zone.

A zero-day vulnerability was found in all versions of Firebird with version numbers less than 3.0.13.33809, 4.0.6.3203, and 5.0.3.1651 (this means that current releases on www.firebirdsql.org have this issue fixed).

A malicious user can cause a DoS attack on a Firebird server by sending a specific sequence of bytes—no login/password for the server is needed. To exploit the vulnerability, it is sufficient to send a set of bytes to the Firebird port, so we recommend upgrading as soon as possible.

Special note for users of vanilla 2.5: version 2.5 also suffers from this problem, but since it has not been supported by the Firebird Project since 2019, there will be no fix for vanilla Firebird 2.5, so you need to upgrade as soon as possible.
What to do

1. Check version of your Firebird: for this run in command line some tool with option -z (from your installation), for example, gstat.exe -z and check the full version. On Windows you can also do right-click on firebird.exe and see tab "Details".

2. If you are running the latest released version - i.e., equal or higher than 3.0.13.33818, 4.0.6.3221, 5.0.3.1683, you are safe. If it is less - you are in danger, so plan upgrade to the latest Firebird release asap.

3. If you are using non-safe old version, make sure that port 3050 is available only for trusted clients connections. Plan upgrade asap. https://firebirdsql.org/en/news/firebird-securty-alert-for-all-old-versions

Time flies, and now we have the second edition of the must-have book for every Firebird developer: "Detailed new Features of Firebird, 2nd edition". This 129-page book has 11 chapters that explain how Firebird 5's new features work and how to use them. Price of book is EUR16.99. https://firebirdsql.org/en/community-news/book-2nd-edition-of-detailed-new-features-of-firebird

Jaybird 6.0.3 and 5.0.9 released https://firebirdsql.org/en/news/jaybird-6-0-3-and-5-0-9-released