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Secunia Security Advisory 47064

Secunia Security Advisory 47064
Posted Dec 6, 2011
Authored by Secunia | Site secunia.com

Secunia Security Advisory - A vulnerability has been discovered in the GNU C Library, which potentially can be exploited by malicious users to compromise a vulnerable system.

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Secunia Security Advisory 47064

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TITLE:
GNU C Library "__tzfile_read()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA47064

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RELEASE DATE:
2011-12-06

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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been discovered in the GNU C Library, which
potentially can be exploited by malicious users to compromise a
vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the
"__tzfile_read()" function (time/tzfile.c) and can be exploited to
cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted timezone
file.

Successful exploitation may allow the execution of arbitrary code but
requires that a malicious timezone file is loaded (e.g. by uploading
it into the chroot of an FTP server).

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.14.1. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Restrict access to trusted users only.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
dividead

Additional information about the attack vector provided by Kingcope.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Dividead:
http://dividead.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/glibc-timezone-integer-overflow/

Kingcope:
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2011-12/0059.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
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EXTENDED DESCRIPTION:
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EXTENDED SOLUTION:
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