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CVE-2003-0689

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2003-10-20 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Redhat Enterprise Linux

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References