CVE-2006-4232

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Published Aug 18, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 1.2 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:3.2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.1.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-4222	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.343% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/21516
http://www.globus.org/mail_archive/security-announce/2006/08/msg00000.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19549
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3290
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28408

History

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Subscriptions

Globus Globus Toolkit

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:57 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 18, 2006, 7:55 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:57 PM
Reserved: Aug 18, 2006, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:28 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 18, 2006, 8:04 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:28 PM

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