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CVE-2012-3292

Published: 7 June 2012

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
sbeattie
it affects releases older than 5.2 if threading was enabled
note 6.5-1 was when 5.2.0 toolkit was introduced

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
globus-gridftp-server
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (5.2.0, 6.10-2)
hardy Does not exist

lucid
Released (3.17-2ubuntu0.1)
natty
Released (3.23-1ubuntu0.1)
oneiric
Released (3.33-2ubuntu0.1)
precise
Released (6.5-1ubuntu0.1)
quantal Not vulnerable
(6.10-2)
Patches:
vendor: http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2523

globus-gridftp-server-control
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (2.5-2)
hardy Does not exist

lucid
Released (0.36-1ubuntu0.1)
natty
Released (0.43-1ubuntu0.1)
oneiric
Released (0.46-1ubuntu0.1)
precise
Released (2.3-1ubuntu0.1)
quantal Not vulnerable
(2.5-2)
Patches:

vendor: http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2523