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CVE-2005-3590

CRITICAL CVSS: 9.8 Published: 2019-04-10 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Gnu Glibc

Weakness Type

CWE-119

References