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CVE Reference: CVE-2003-0689
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CVE-2003-0689

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.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

REDHAT
  http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-325.html
  http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-249.html


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