Numeric Errors Affecting glibc-devel package, versions <0:2.12-1.47.32.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.22% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-GLIBCDEVEL-1662829
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed2 May 2013

Introduced: 2 May 2013

CVE-2009-5029  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-189  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 glibc-devel to version 0:2.12-1.47.32.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2012-39.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glibc-devel package and not the glibc-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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