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
Published Jun 7, 2012
7.6
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.10%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 5.2.1
- 2.0
- 2.2
- 2.4.3
- 3.0.2
- 3.2.1
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.0.5
- 4.0.6
- 4.0.7
- 4.0.8
- 4.2.0
- 4.2.1
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.2
- 5.0.3
- 5.0.4
- 5.0.5
- 5.2.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.10% (0.03102) | 87.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.10% (0.03102) | 86.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.52% (0.02520) | 84.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.77% (0.00772) | 81.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.77% (0.00772) | 80.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.77% (0.00772) | 78.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://jira.globus.org/browse/GT-195 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081787.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081791.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081797.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2523 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://jira.globus.org/browse/GT-195 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081787.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081791.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081797.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2523 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
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