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
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| 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
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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eglibc
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Does not exist
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| lucid |
Released
(2.11.1-0ubuntu7.10)
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| maverick |
Released
(2.12.1-0ubuntu10.4)
|
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| natty |
Released
(2.13-0ubuntu13.1)
|
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| oneiric |
Released
(2.13-20ubuntu5.1)
|
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| upstream |
Released
(2.13-24)
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Patches:
upstream: http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commitdiff;h=97ac2654b2d831acaa18a2b018b0736245903fd2 |
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glibc
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Released
(2.7-10ubuntu8.1)
|
| lucid |
Does not exist
|
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| maverick |
Does not exist
|
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| natty |
Does not exist
|
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| oneiric |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
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Patches:
upstream: http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commitdiff;h=97ac2654b2d831acaa18a2b018b0736245903fd2 |
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