CVE-2009-5029

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  2. Vulnerabilities (CVE)
  3. 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.

6.8 /10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

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)

OR 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

13 Feb 2023, 02:20

Type Values Removed Values Added
Summary CVE-2009-5029 glibc: __tzfile_read integer overflow to buffer overflow 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
  • {'url': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0126', 'name': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0126', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-5029', 'name': 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-5029', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0058', 'name': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0058', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0125', 'name': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0125', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}

02 Feb 2023, 17:17

Type Values Removed Values Added
Summary 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. CVE-2009-5029 glibc: __tzfile_read integer overflow to buffer overflow
References
  • {'url': 'http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commit;h=97ac2654b2d831acaa18a2b018b0736245903fd2', 'name': 'http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commit;h=97ac2654b2d831acaa18a2b018b0736245903fd2', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0126 -
  • (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0058 -
  • (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0125 -
  • (MISC) http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=97ac2654b2d831acaa18a2b018b0736245903fd2 -
  • (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-5029 -
Information

Published : 2013-05-02 14:55

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:16

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

Numeric Errors