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DEBIAN-CVE-2009-5029

DEBIAN-CVE-2009-5029 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.300000190734863 CRITICAL

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS 4.0
9.300000190734863
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14glibc0, 0, 0
Debian:13glibc0, 0, 0
Debian:11glibc0, 0, 0
Debian:12glibc0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • May 2, 2013 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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