CVE-2003-0689

critical

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.

References

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-325.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-249.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2003-10-20

Updated: 2008-09-10

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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

Severity: Critical