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CVE-2012-3292

Published: Jun 07, 2012 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.6 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3292
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

The GridFTP in Globus Toolkit (GT) before 5.2.2, when certain autoconf macros are defined, does not properly check the return value from the getpwnam_r function, which might allow remote attackers to gain privileges by logging in with a user that does not exist, which causes GridFTP to run as the last user in the password file.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Globus_toolkitGlobus*5.2.1 (including)
Globus_toolkitGlobus2.0 (including)2.0 (including)
Globus_toolkitGlobus2.2 (including)2.2 (including)
Globus_toolkitGlobus2.4.3 (including)2.4.3 (including)
Globus_toolkitGlobus3.0.2 (including)3.0.2 (including)
Globus_toolkitGlobus3.2.1 (including)3.2.1 (including)
Globus_toolkitGlobus4.0.0 (including)4.0.0 (including)
Globus_toolkitGlobus4.0.1 (including)4.0.1 (including)
Globus_toolkitGlobus4.0.2 (including)4.0.2 (including)
Globus_toolkitGlobus4.0.3 (including)4.0.3 (including)
Globus_toolkitGlobus4.0.4 (including)4.0.4 (including)
Globus_toolkitGlobus4.0.5 (including)4.0.5 (including)
Globus_toolkitGlobus4.0.6 (including)4.0.6 (including)
Globus_toolkitGlobus4.0.7 (including)4.0.7 (including)
Globus_toolkitGlobus4.0.8 (including)4.0.8 (including)
Globus_toolkitGlobus4.2.0 (including)4.2.0 (including)
Globus_toolkitGlobus4.2.1 (including)4.2.1 (including)
Globus_toolkitGlobus5.0.0 (including)5.0.0 (including)
Globus_toolkitGlobus5.0.1 (including)5.0.1 (including)
Globus_toolkitGlobus5.0.2 (including)5.0.2 (including)
Globus_toolkitGlobus5.0.3 (including)5.0.3 (including)
Globus_toolkitGlobus5.0.4 (including)5.0.4 (including)
Globus_toolkitGlobus5.0.5 (including)5.0.5 (including)
Globus_toolkitGlobus5.2.0 (including)5.2.0 (including)
Globus-gridftp-serverUbuntulucid*
Globus-gridftp-serverUbuntunatty*
Globus-gridftp-serverUbuntuoneiric*
Globus-gridftp-serverUbuntuprecise*
Globus-gridftp-serverUbuntuupstream*
Globus-gridftp-server-controlUbuntulucid*
Globus-gridftp-server-controlUbuntunatty*
Globus-gridftp-server-controlUbuntuoneiric*
Globus-gridftp-server-controlUbuntuprecise*
Globus-gridftp-server-controlUbuntuupstream*

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