CVE-2009-5029

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.

CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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	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:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2013-05-02 14:55

Updated : 2023-02-13 02:20

NVD link : CVE-2009-5029

Mitre link : CVE-2009-5029

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2009-5029

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gnu

glibc

CWE

CWE-189

Numeric Errors

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