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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 20, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2003-0689

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.

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Affected products

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  • GNU/Glibcllm-fuzzy
    Range: <=2.2.4
  • Red Hat/Enterprise Linux Server6 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
    • 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:*:*:*:*:*

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