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.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2013-05-02T14:00:00Z

Updated: 2013-05-02T14:00:00Z

Reserved: 2010-12-09T00:00:00Z


Link: CVE-2009-5029

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-05-02T14:55:01.380

Modified: 2023-02-13T02:20:50.110


Link: CVE-2009-5029

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