CVE-2005-3590

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...

glibc: getgrouplist buffer overflow vulnerability

Background glibc is the GNU C library. Description A bug in the getgrouplist function can cause a buffer overflow if the size of the group list is too small to hold all the user's groups. This overflow can cause segmentation faults in user applications. This vulnerability exists only when an...