GNU glibc Timezone Parsing Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability
BID:50898
Info
GNU glibc Timezone Parsing Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 50898 |
| Class: | Boundary Condition Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2009-5029 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Jun 01 2009 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Nov 14 2014 01:00AM |
| Credit: | dividead |
| Vulnerable: |
Vsftpd Vsftpd 0 VMWare ESXi 4.1 VMWare ESXi 4.0 VMWare ESXi 3.5 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS sparc Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS powerpc Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS i386 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS amd64 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.10 i386 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.10 amd64 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 powerpc Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 i386 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 ARM Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 amd64 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 powerpc Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 i386 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 ARM Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 amd64 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 sparc Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 ARM Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64 RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4 RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4 RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 Oracle Enterprise Linux 4 GNU glibc 0 Gentoo Linux Avaya Voice Portal 5.1 Avaya Proactive Contact 4.1.2 Avaya Proactive Contact 4.1.1 Avaya Proactive Contact 5.0 Avaya Proactive Contact 4.2.2 Avaya Proactive Contact 4.2.1 Avaya Proactive Contact 4.2 Avaya Proactive Contact 4.1 Avaya Proactive Contact 4.0.1 Avaya Proactive Contact 4.0 Avaya Messaging Storage Server 5.2.8 Avaya Messaging Storage Server 5.2.2 Avaya Messaging Storage Server 5.2 Avaya Message Networking 5.2.1 Avaya Message Networking 5.2.4 Avaya Message Networking 5.2.3 Avaya Message Networking 5.2.2 Avaya Message Networking 5.2 Avaya Meeting Exchange 5.2 Avaya Meeting Exchange 5.1 Avaya Meeting Exchange 5.0 Avaya IQ 4.1 Avaya IQ 5.2 Avaya IQ 5.1.1 Avaya IQ 5.1 Avaya IQ 5 Avaya IQ 4.2 Avaya IQ 4.0 Avaya IP Office Application Server 8.0 Avaya IP Office Application Server 7.0 Avaya IP Office Application Server 6.1 Avaya IP Office Application Server 6.0 Avaya Communication Server 1000M Signaling Server 7.5 Avaya Communication Server 1000M Signaling Server 7.0 Avaya Communication Server 1000M Signaling Server 6.0 Avaya Communication Server 1000M 7.5 Avaya Communication Server 1000M 7.0 Avaya Communication Server 1000M 6.0 Avaya Communication Server 1000E Signaling Server 7.5 Avaya Communication Server 1000E Signaling Server 7.0 Avaya Communication Server 1000E Signaling Server 6.0 Avaya Communication Server 1000E 7.5 Avaya Communication Server 1000E 7.0 Avaya Communication Server 1000E 6.0 Avaya Aura System Platform 6.0.2 Avaya Aura System Platform 6.0.1 Avaya Aura System Platform 6.0 Avaya Aura System Platform 1.1 Avaya Aura System Manager 6.1.3 Avaya Aura System Manager 6.1.2 Avaya Aura System Manager 6.1.1 Avaya Aura System Manager 6.1 Avaya Aura System Manager 6.0 Avaya Aura System Manager 5.2 Avaya Aura SIP Enablement Services 5.2.1 Avaya Aura SIP Enablement Services 5.2 Avaya Aura SIP Enablement Services 5.1 Avaya Aura SIP Enablement Services 5.0 Avaya Aura SIP Enablement Services 4.0 Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.2.1 Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.1.3 Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.1.2 Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.1.1 Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.2 Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.1 Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.0 Avaya Aura Session Manager 5.2 Avaya Aura Session Manager 1.1 Avaya Aura Session Manager 1.0 Avaya Aura Presence Services 6.1.1 Avaya Aura Presence Services 6.1 Avaya Aura Presence Services 6.0 Avaya Aura Messaging 6.1 Avaya Aura Messaging 6.0.1 Avaya Aura Messaging 6.0 Avaya Aura Conferencing 6.0 Avaya Aura Communication Manager Utility Services 6.2 Avaya Aura Communication Manager Utility Services 6.1 Avaya Aura Communication Manager Utility Services 6.0 Avaya Aura Communication Manager 6.0.1 Avaya Aura Communication Manager 6.0 Avaya Aura Communication Manager 5.2 Avaya Aura Communication Manager 5.1 Avaya Aura Communication Manager 4.0 Avaya Aura Application Server 5300 SIP Core 2.1 Avaya Aura Application Server 5300 SIP Core 2.0 Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 5.2.1 Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 6.1.1 Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 6.1 Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 5.2.3 Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 5.2.2 Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 5.2 |
| Not Vulnerable: |
Avaya IP Office Application Server 8.1 |
Discussion
GNU glibc Timezone Parsing Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability
GNU glibc is prone to an remote integer-overflow vulnerability.
An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running an application that uses the affected library.
GNU glibc is prone to an remote integer-overflow vulnerability.
An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running an application that uses the affected library.
Exploit / POC
GNU glibc Timezone Parsing Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability
The following proof-of-concept is available:
The following proof-of-concept is available:
Solution / Fix
GNU glibc Timezone Parsing Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.
Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.
References
GNU glibc Timezone Parsing Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability
References:
References:
- (CVE-2009-5029) CVE-2009-5029 glibc: __tzfile_read integer overflow to buffer ov (Red Hat)
- glibc timezone integer overflow 2009/06/01 (Kingcope)
- GNU C Library Homepage (GNU)
- VSFTPD Remote Heap Overrun (low severity) (seclists)
- ASA-2012-155: glibc security and bug fix update (RHSA-2012-0125) (Avaya)
- ASA-2012-156:glibc security update (RHSA-2012-0126) (Avaya)