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TI-2006-04088 Aliases CVE-2006-4233GHSA-pp9m-4p4f-qmx6

Globus Toolkit 3.2.x, 4.0.x, and 4.1.0 before 20060815 allow local users to obtain…

Priority LOW 17Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00273 19th 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-2006-4233
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pp9m-4p4f-qmx6

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-2006-04087 Race condition in the grid-proxy-init tool in Globus Toolkit 3.2.x, 4.0.x, and 4.1.0… CVSS 2.0LOW 1.2

Sources

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