CVE-2005-3590: The getgrouplist function in the GNU C library (glibc) before version 2.3.5, when invoked with a zero argument, writes to the passed pointer even if the…

PriorityP344critical9.8CVSS 3.0

AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

2.09%

79.6th percentile

The getgrouplist function in the GNU C library (glibc) before version 2.3.5, when invoked with a zero argument, writes to the passed pointer even if the specified array size is zero, leading to a buffer overflow and potentially allowing attackers to corrupt memory.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	glibc	< glibc 2.3.5-3 (bookworm)	glibc 2.3.5-3 (bookworm)
gnu	glibc	< 2.3.5	2.3.5
gnu	glibc	>= 0 < 2.3.5-3	2.3.5-3
gnu	glibc	>= 0 < 2.3.5-3	2.3.5-3
gnu	glibc	>= 0 < 2.3.5-3	2.3.5-3
gnu	glibc	>= 0 < 2.3.5-3	2.3.5-3

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.09.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

osv9.8CRITICAL

vendor_debian9.8CRITICAL

vendor_redhat9.8CRITICAL

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