Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:20053590000
Revision Date:2019-04-10Version:1
Title:CVE-2005-3590 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2005-3590
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) is installed.
  • AND NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'glibc' package in cosmic is not affected.
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