CVE-2012-3292
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jun 7, 2012
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Jun 7, 2012
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- FEDORA-2012-8488vendor-advisory
- DSA-2523vendor-advisory
- http://jira.globus.org/browse/GT-195
- FEDORA-2012-8445vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2012-8461vendor-advisory
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