Globus Toolkit grid-proxy-init race condition
| globus-grid-proxy-race-condition (28408) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Globus Toolkit could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a race condition in the GSI Proxy generation tool (grid-proxy-init) between the opening of the proxy credentials file and the file permissions verification. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain proxy credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- Globus Project and Globus Toolkit, Globus Toolkit 3.2x
- Globus Project and Globus Toolkit, Globus Toolkit 4.0.x
- Globus Project and Globus Toolkit, Globus Toolkit 4.1.0
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Globus Toolkit (3.2.1 or later) or (4.0.2 or later or later), available from the Globus Toolkit Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- Globus Security-Announce Mailing List, Tue, 15 Aug 2006 13:02:12 -0500 (CDT) , Proxy Generation Tool Vulnerability at http://www.globus.org/mail_archive/security-announce/2006/08/msg00000.html.
- Globus Toolkit Web site, Globus Toolkit 4.0.2 Download at http://www.globus.org/toolkit/downloads/4.0.2/.
- BID-19549: Globus Toolkit Multiple Local Temporary File Handling Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-4232: 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.
- SA21516: Globus Toolkit Multiple Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3290: Globus Toolkit Local Information Disclosure and Multiple File Manipulation Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Aug 15, 2006
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