---
cve: "CVE-2009-5029"
severity: "LOW"
cvss: 3.1
epss: "8.1%"
vendor: "n/a"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2013-05-02 14:55:01"
tags: [cve, security, low]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-18T01:56:05+02:00"
---

# CVE-2009-5029

> 3.1 LOW

## Beschreibung

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.

## Exploit-Evidenz

- [EDB-36404 — GNU glibc - Timezone Parsing Remote Integer Overflow](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36404) ✅

## Referenzen

- <http://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2011-12/msg00037.html>
- <http://dividead.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/glibc-timezone-integer-overflow/>
- <http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=97ac2654b2d831acaa18a2b018b0736245903fd2>
- <http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2011-December/084452.html>
- <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=761245>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2009-5029) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_