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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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Updated: 2024-08-06T19:57:50.522Z

Reserved: 2012-06-07T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-3292

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-06-07T20:55:02.353

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-3292

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