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TI-2012-02836 Aliases CVE-2012-3292GHSA-5qc5-pr45-rv6r

The GridFTP in Globus Toolkit (GT) before 5.2.2, when certain autoconf macros are…

Priority LOW 39CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03067 87th 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 · 24

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.2.1VulnerableGlobus
cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableGlobus
cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableGlobus
cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.3VulnerableGlobus
cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.2VulnerableGlobus
cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.1VulnerableGlobus
cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0VulnerableGlobus
cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.1VulnerableGlobus
cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.2VulnerableGlobus
cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.3VulnerableGlobus
  • cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.2.1 Vulnerable ·Globus
  • cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Globus
  • cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Globus
  • cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.3 Vulnerable ·Globus
  • cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·Globus
  • cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 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:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Globus
  • cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·Globus
  • cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·Globus
Show 14 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.4VulnerableGlobus
cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.5VulnerableGlobus
cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.6VulnerableGlobus
cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.7VulnerableGlobus
cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.8VulnerableGlobus
cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0VulnerableGlobus
cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.1VulnerableGlobus
cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0VulnerableGlobus
cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.1VulnerableGlobus
cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.2VulnerableGlobus
cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.3VulnerableGlobus
cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.4VulnerableGlobus
cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.5VulnerableGlobus
cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.0VulnerableGlobus
  • cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·Globus
  • cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5 Vulnerable ·Globus
  • cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.6 Vulnerable ·Globus
  • cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.7 Vulnerable ·Globus
  • cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.8 Vulnerable ·Globus
  • cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 Vulnerable ·Globus
  • cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·Globus
  • cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·Globus
  • cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·Globus
  • cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.2 Vulnerable ·Globus
  • cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.3 Vulnerable ·Globus
  • cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.4 Vulnerable ·Globus
  • cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.5 Vulnerable ·Globus
  • cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 Vulnerable ·Globus

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-3292
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5qc5-pr45-rv6r

References

Advisory 4

Other 1

  • 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
  • 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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