CVE-2009-5029

CVE Details

Release Date:

2009-06-01

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.

See more information about CVE-2009-5029 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	6.5	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	Requires single instance	Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial	Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (glibc)	ELSA-2012-0125	2012-02-13
Oracle Linux version 5 (glibc)	ELSA-2012-0126	2012-02-13
Oracle Linux version 6 (glibc)	ELSA-2012-0058	2012-01-24

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