What is CVE-2009-5029?

CVE-2009-5029 is a vulnerability in Gnu Glibc, classified under CWE-189. Published 2013-05-02.

Is CVE-2009-5029 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Gnu Glibc

CVE-2009-5029

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.

EPSS: 0.081 (94.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Gnu Glibc — versions 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-189

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Exploit)
secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-5029?: CVE-2009-5029 is a vulnerability in Gnu Glibc, classified under CWE-189. Published 2013-05-02.
Is CVE-2009-5029 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.