CVE-2012-3292
Status: ModifiedHigh (7.6)—
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.
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Base score: 7.6
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 3.10%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 87
- Score date: 10/5/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- CWE-264
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
- 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
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