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CVE-2003-0689 (GCVE-0-2003-0689)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2003-09-03 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 02:05
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Summary
The getgrouplist function in GNU libc (glibc) 2.2.4 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and execute arbitrary code when a user is a member of a large number of groups, which can cause a buffer overflow.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-249.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-325.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Date Public
2003-08-25 00:00
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