| Name | CVE-2009-5029 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 656108 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| glibc (PTS) | buster | 2.28-10+deb10u1 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 2.28-10+deb10u2 | fixed |
| bullseye | 2.31-13+deb11u8 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 2.31-13+deb11u7 | fixed |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 2.36-9+deb12u4 | fixed |
| trixie | 2.37-15 | fixed |
| sid | 2.37-18 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| eglibc | source | squeeze | 2.11.3-3 | | | |
| eglibc | source | (unstable) | 2.13-24 | low | | 656108 |
| glibc | source | (unstable) | 2.13-24 | | | |
Notes
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-5029.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=735850