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CVE-2009-5029

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 8.07%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2013-05-02 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2009-5029
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.8
EPSS
8.07%

Original NVD 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.