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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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
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2019-04-10T20:29:00.227
Modified: 2019-04-11T18:29:00.240
Link: CVE-2005-3590
Redhat