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CVE-2009-5029 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://dividead.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/glibc-timezone-integer-overflow/ CVEExploit
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2011-December/084452.html CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=761245 CVE
http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=97ac2654b2d831acaa18a2b018b0736245903fd2 CVE
http://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2011-12/msg00037.html CVEExploit

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-189Numeric Errors[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
gnu glibc
<= 2.14
2.0
2.0.1
2.0.2
2.0.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-5029
NVD Published Date:
May 2, 2013
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]