Description
Globus Toolkit 3.2.x, 4.0.x, and 4.1.0 before 20060815 allow local users to obtain sensitive information (proxy certificates) and overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files in the /tmp directory, as demonstrated by files created by (1) myproxy-admin-adduser, (2) grid-ca-sign, and (3) grid-security-config.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 3.6/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:NAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21516Exploit, Patch
- http://www.globus.org/mail_archive/security-announce/2006/08/msg00001.htmlPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19549Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3290
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28410
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21516Exploit, Patch
- http://www.globus.org/mail_archive/security-announce/2006/08/msg00001.htmlPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19549Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3290
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28410
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 18, 2006
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified