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CVE-2003-0689

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
20/10/2003
Last modified:
16/06/2026

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.50 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
7.50
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:advanced_server_ia64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:enterprise_server_ia64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:workstation_ia64:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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