CVE-2005-3590

NameCVE-2005-3590
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
glibc (PTS)buster2.28-10+deb10u1fixed
buster (security)2.28-10+deb10u2fixed
bullseye2.31-13+deb11u8fixed
bullseye (security)2.31-13+deb11u7fixed
bookworm, bookworm (security)2.36-9+deb12u4fixed
trixie2.37-15fixed
sid2.37-17fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
glibcsource(unstable)2.3.5-3

Notes

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=661

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