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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-09-03T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:05:11.330Z

Reserved: 2003-08-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2003-0689

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-10-20T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2024-11-20T23:45:18.400

Link: CVE-2003-0689

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2003-04-01T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2003-0689 - Bugzilla