SB2012010506 - SUSE Linux update for glibc
Published: January 5, 2012
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012010506
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2009-5029)
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.