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CVE-2005-3590

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 2.09%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-04-10 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2005-3590
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
2.09%

Original NVD 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.

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