CVE - CVE-2009-5029

CVE-ID
CVE-2009-5029	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:20111203 VSFTPD Remote Heap Overrun (low severity) URL:http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2011-December/084452.html MISC:[libc-alpha] 20111215 integer overflow to heap overrun exploit in glibc URL:http://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2011-12/msg00037.html MISC:http://dividead.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/glibc-timezone-integer-overflow/ URL:http://dividead.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/glibc-timezone-integer-overflow/ MISC:http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=97ac2654b2d831acaa18a2b018b0736245903fd2 URL:http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=97ac2654b2d831acaa18a2b018b0736245903fd2 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=761245 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=761245
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20101209	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20101209)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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