Integer overflow in the __tzfile_read function in glibc before 2.15...
Vulnerability 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.
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References
- 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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