SB2012020210 - Amazon Linux AMI update for glibc 

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SB2012020210 - Amazon Linux AMI update for glibc

Published: February 2, 2012

Security Bulletin ID SB2012020210
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


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.


2) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4609)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The svc_run function in the RPC implementation in glibc before 2.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large number of RPC connections.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References