CVE-2006-4233: globus globus_toolkit
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2006-4233 is a low (CVSS 3.6) vulnerability in globus globus_toolkit. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 18-08-2006PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
0.27%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
19%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.27% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (secunia.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Globus1 product
- globus_toolkit3.2.0 | 4.0.0 | 4.1.0
1 vendor · 1 product
References
5 links- www.globus.org/mail_archive/security-announce/2006/08/msg00001.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTPatch