Globus Toolkit up to 3.2.x Certificates tmp symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Globus Toolkit up to 3.2.x. Affected is an unknown function of the file tmp of the component Certificates. The manipulation results in symlink. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2006-4233. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Globus Toolkit up to 3.2.x. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown functionality of the file tmp of the component Certificates. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-61. The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was released 08/18/2006 by Alex (Website). The advisory is available at globus.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-4233 since 08/18/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22240 (FreeBSD : globus -- Multiple tmpfile races (5039ae61-2c9f-11db-8401-000ae42e9b93)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 3.2.x eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28410), Tenable (22240), SecurityFocus (BID 19549†), Secunia (SA21516†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28295†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-31865. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

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Class: Symlink
CWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 22240
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : globus -- Multiple tmpfile races (5039ae61-2c9f-11db-8401-000ae42e9b93)
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OpenVAS ID: 57293
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: globus
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Globus Toolkit 3.2.x

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08/15/2006 🔍
08/16/2006 +1 days 🔍
08/16/2006 +0 days 🔍
08/18/2006 +2 days 🔍
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11/18/2010 +1553 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +1575 days 🔍
07/13/2021 +2315 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: globus.org
Researcher: Alex
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-4233 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4233
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31866
X-Force: 28410
SecurityFocus: 19549 - Globus Toolkit Multiple Local Temporary File Handling Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 21516 - Globus Toolkit Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 28295 - Globus Toolkit Local Information Disclosure and Directory Traversal Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-3290

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 07/13/2021 09:06
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (59), 03/09/2017 22:10 (15), 07/13/2021 09:06 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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