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CVE-2009-5029

Public on 2012-02-02
Modified on 2014-09-14
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.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
6.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 1 glibc 2012-02-02 14:26 ALAS-2012-39

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
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