Name | CVE-2005-3590 |
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 (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
---|---|---|---|
glibc (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 2.19-18+deb8u14 | fixed |
stretch (security) | 2.24-11+deb9u1 | fixed | |
stretch (lts), stretch | 2.24-11+deb9u7 | fixed | |
buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 2.28-10+deb10u4 | fixed | |
bullseye | 2.31-13+deb11u11 | fixed | |
bullseye (security) | 2.31-13+deb11u10 | fixed | |
bookworm | 2.36-9+deb12u8 | fixed | |
bookworm (security) | 2.36-9+deb12u7 | fixed | |
sid, trixie | 2.40-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
glibc | source | (unstable) | 2.3.5-3 |
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=661