Globus Toolkit 3.2.x, 4.0.x, and 4.1.0 before 20060815 allow local users to obtain sensitive information (proxy certificates) and overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files in the /tmp directory, as demonstrated by files created by (1) myproxy-admin-adduser, (2) grid-ca-sign, and (3) grid-security-config.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Globus_toolkit | Globus | 3.2.0 (including) | 3.2.0 (including) |
| Globus_toolkit | Globus | 4.0.0 (including) | 4.0.0 (including) |
| Globus_toolkit | Globus | 4.1.0 (including) | 4.1.0 (including) |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21516
- http://www.globus.org/mail_archive/security-announce/2006/08/msg00001.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19549
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3290
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28410
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21516
- http://www.globus.org/mail_archive/security-announce/2006/08/msg00001.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19549
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3290
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28410