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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-04-10T19:52:40

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:17:23.628Z

Reserved: 2019-04-10T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-3590

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-04-10T20:29:00.227

Modified: 2019-04-11T18:29:00.240

Link: CVE-2005-3590

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2019-04-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2005-3590 - Bugzilla