fkie_cve-2003-0689
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2003-10-20 04:00
Modified
2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-249.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-325.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-249.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-325.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
redhat enterprise_linux 2.1
redhat enterprise_linux 2.1
redhat enterprise_linux 2.1
redhat enterprise_linux 2.1
redhat enterprise_linux 2.1
redhat enterprise_linux 2.1


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