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CVE-2009-5029

Published: 19 December 2011

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
see upstream bug for possible typo in commit
sbeattie
lucid also needs stdint.h included to get SIZE_MAX
jdstrand
patch in patches/any/cvs-tzfile.diff on precise

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
glibc
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

hardy
Released (2.7-10ubuntu8.1)
lucid Does not exist

maverick Does not exist

natty Does not exist

oneiric Does not exist

Patches:

upstream: http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commitdiff;h=97ac2654b2d831acaa18a2b018b0736245903fd2
eglibc
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (2.13-24)
hardy Does not exist

lucid
Released (2.11.1-0ubuntu7.10)
maverick
Released (2.12.1-0ubuntu10.4)
natty
Released (2.13-0ubuntu13.1)
oneiric
Released (2.13-20ubuntu5.1)
Patches:
upstream: http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commitdiff;h=97ac2654b2d831acaa18a2b018b0736245903fd2