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CVE-2009-5029

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Date: May 2, 2013

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.

Language: C

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Related Resources (8)

http://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2011-12/msg00037.html
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2011-December/084452.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-5029
http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=97ac2654b2d831acaa18a2b018b0736245903fd2
http://dividead.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/glibc-timezone-integer-overflow/
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=761245
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-5029
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2009-5029

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Numeric Errors

CWE-189

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): LOW
Integrity (I): LOW
Availability (A): LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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