CVE-2012-3292
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 6.5-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 6.5-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 6.5-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 6.5-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 6.5-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| globus | globus_toolkit | {"endIncluding":"5.2.1"} | |
| globus | globus_toolkit | 2.0 | |
| globus | globus_toolkit | 2.2 | |
| globus | globus_toolkit | 2.4.3 | |
| globus | globus_toolkit | 3.0.2 | |
| globus | globus_toolkit | 3.2.1 | |
| globus | globus_toolkit | 4.0.0 | |
| globus | globus_toolkit | 4.0.1 | |
| globus | globus_toolkit | 4.0.2 | |
| globus | globus_toolkit | 4.0.3 | |
| globus | globus_toolkit | 4.0.4 | |
| globus | globus_toolkit | 4.0.5 | |
| globus | globus_toolkit | 4.0.6 | |
| globus | globus_toolkit | 4.0.7 | |
| globus | globus_toolkit | 4.0.8 | |
| globus | globus_toolkit | 4.2.0 | |
| globus | globus_toolkit | 4.2.1 | |
| globus | globus_toolkit | 5.0.0 | |
| globus | globus_toolkit | 5.0.1 | |
| globus | globus_toolkit | 5.0.2 | |
| globus | globus_toolkit | 5.0.3 | |
| globus | globus_toolkit | 5.0.4 | |
| globus | globus_toolkit | 5.0.5 | |
| globus | globus_toolkit | 5.2.0 | |
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
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3292
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.