{"cve":"CVE-2009-5029","nvd":{"published":"2013-05-02T14:55:01.380","modified":"2026-06-16T23:14:51.563","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-189"],"references":["http://dividead.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/glibc-timezone-integer-overflow/","http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2011-December/084452.html","http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=97ac2654b2d831acaa18a2b018b0736245903fd2","http://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2011-12/msg00037.html","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=761245"],"products":["gnu:glibc"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:29:16.037019470+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2009-5029","score":0.08762,"percentile":0.95166,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}