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ID:4418 - Exploit for Input validation error in Glibc - CVE-2009-5029
ID:4418 - Exploit for Input validation error in Glibc - CVE-2009-5029
Published: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42856
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-5029
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Glibc
Glibc
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.