CVE-2012-3292

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    CVE-2012-3292

    Published: 7 Jun 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: 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

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High