CVE-2003-0689 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the getgrouplist function of GNU glibc 2.2.4 and earlier, specifically impacting Red Hat Enterprise Linux. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (segmentation fault) and potentially execute arbitrary code if a user belongs to an excessive number of groups. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it represents a high severity risk due to its network-based attack vector and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:advanced_server_ia64:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:enterprise_server_ia64:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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