Globus Toolkit /tmp directory symlink
| globus-tmp-symlink (28410) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Globus Toolkit could allow a local attacker to launch a symlink attack. Various applications create insecure temporary files in the /tmp directory. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to create symbolic links from these files to other files on the system, which could allow the attacker to overwrite arbitrary files with elevated privileges.
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:
File Manipulation
References:
- Globus Security-Announce Mailing List, Tue, 15 Aug 2006 13:02:17 -0500 (CDT) , Temporary File Handling Vulnerability at http://www.globus.org/mail_archive/security-announce/2006/08/msg00001.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-2006-4233: 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.
- 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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