CVE-2012-3292
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.10%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 HIGHAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.10% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- globus/globus toolkit
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://jira.globus.org/browse/GT-195
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081787.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081791.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081797.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2523
- http://jira.globus.org/browse/GT-195
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081787.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081791.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081797.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2523
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.