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.
Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory |
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Amazon Linux 1 | glibc | 2012-02-02 14:26 | ALAS-2012-39 |
Score Type | Score | Vector | |
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Amazon Linux | CVSSv2 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
NVD | CVSSv2 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |