CVE-2006-4233

Public Exploit

Description

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.

3.6

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.04%

Third-Party Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.globus.org/mail_archive/security-announce/2006/08/msg00001.html	patch mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3290	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21516	patch third party advisory exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19549	patch vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28410	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4233?: CVE-2006-4233 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4233?: To fix CVE-2006-4233, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-4233 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-4233 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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