CVE-2005-3590 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107871 https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=661 https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K12740406

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8