Integer overflow in the __tzfile_read function in glibc before 2.15 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted timezone (TZ) file, as demonstrated using vsftpd.
                
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| References | () http://dividead.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/glibc-timezone-integer-overflow/ - Exploit | |
| References | () http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2011-December/084452.html - | |
| References | () http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=97ac2654b2d831acaa18a2b018b0736245903fd2 - | |
| References | () http://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2011-12/msg00037.html - Exploit | |
| References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=761245 - | 
Information
                Published : 2013-05-02 14:55
Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51
NVD link : CVE-2009-5029
Mitre link : CVE-2009-5029
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2009-5029
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Products Affected
                gnu
- glibc
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-189
                        
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