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CVE-2009-5029

GNU glibc - Timezone Parsing Remote Integer Overflow

Severity Score

6.8
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

3
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Desbordamiento de entero en la función __tzfile_read en glibc anterior a v2.15 que permite a atacantes dependientes del contexto causar una denegación de servicios (caída) y posiblemente ejecutar código arbitrario a través de un fichero timezone (TZ), como se demostró usando vsftpd.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2009-06-01 First Exploit
  • 2010-12-09 CVE Reserved
  • 2012-01-06 CVE Published
  • 2023-09-25 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-189: Numeric Errors
  • CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Gnu
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Glibc
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<= 2.14
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Gnu
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Glibc
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2.0
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Gnu
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Glibc
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2.0.1
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Glibc
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2.0.2
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Glibc
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2.0.3
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Glibc
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2.0.4
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Glibc
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2.0.5
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Glibc
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2.0.6
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Glibc
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2.1
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Glibc
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2.1.1
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Glibc
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2.1.1.6
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Glibc
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2.1.2
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Glibc
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2.1.3
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Glibc
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2.1.9
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Glibc
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2.13
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