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TI-2006-04087 Aliases CVE-2006-4232GHSA-44x7-mffm-qf9x

Race condition in the grid-proxy-init tool in Globus Toolkit 3.2.x, 4.0.x, and 4.1.0…

Priority LOW 8Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Race condition in the grid-proxy-init tool in Globus Toolkit 3.2.x, 4.0.x, and 4.1.0 before 20060815 allows local users to steal credential data by replacing the proxy credentials file in between file creation and the check for exclusive file access.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00343 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.0VulnerableGlobus
cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0VulnerableGlobus
cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0VulnerableGlobus
  • cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.0 Vulnerable ·Globus
  • cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·Globus
  • cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·Globus

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-4232
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-44x7-mffm-qf9x

References

Patch 1

Other 1

  • TI-2012-02836 The GridFTP in Globus Toolkit (GT) before 5.2.2, when certain autoconf macros are… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
  • TI-2007-02695 Unspecified vulnerability in globus-job-manager in Globus Toolkit 4.1.1 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2011-00646 MyProxy 5.0 through 5.2, as used in Globus Toolkit 5.0.0 through 5.0.2, does not properly… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2006-04088 Globus Toolkit 3.2.x, 4.0.x, and 4.1.0 before 20060815 allow local users to obtain… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.6

Sources

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