CVE-2006-4233 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can exploit symlink vulnerabilities in temporary files to read proxy certificates and overwrite arbitrary files in Globus Toolkit.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-4233?
CVE-2006-4233 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Aug 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4233?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Globus Globus Toolkit.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4233?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4233 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2006-4233 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4233 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pp9m-4p4f-qmx6.