CVE-2005-3590

Published Apr 10, 2019

Last updated 6 years ago

Overview

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.
Source
cve@mitre.org
NVD status
Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 3.0

Type
Primary
Base score
9.8
Impact score
5.9
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
CRITICAL

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
7.5
Impact score
6.4
Exploitability score
10
Vector string
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-119

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations