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CVE-2009-5029

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.8 Published: 2013-05-02 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Gnu Glibc

Weakness Type

CWE-189

References