CVE-2012-3292

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: 2012-06-07 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-3292 is rated Moderate Risk (58.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.52%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-3292

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 3.49% 2.52% -0.97%
2 2025-03-29 2.52% 3.49% +0.97%
3 2025-03-17 — 2.52% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-3292

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.6 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 4.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-3292

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-3292

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2012-3292 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (globus-gridftp-server), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3292
ubuntu medium CVE-2012-3292 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (globus-gridftp-server, globus-gridftp-server-control), 12 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, natty, oneiric, precise, upstream): released 10, DNE 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-3292

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-3292

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
globus globus_toolkit <= 5.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
globus globus_toolkit 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
globus globus_toolkit 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
globus globus_toolkit 2.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
globus globus_toolkit 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
globus globus_toolkit 3.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
globus globus_toolkit 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
globus globus_toolkit 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
globus globus_toolkit 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
globus globus_toolkit 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
globus globus_toolkit 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
globus globus_toolkit 4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
globus globus_toolkit 4.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
globus globus_toolkit 4.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
globus globus_toolkit 4.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
globus globus_toolkit 4.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
globus globus_toolkit 4.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
globus globus_toolkit 5.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
globus globus_toolkit 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
globus globus_toolkit 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
globus globus_toolkit 5.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
globus globus_toolkit 5.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
globus globus_toolkit 5.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
globus globus_toolkit 5.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:globus:globus_toolkit:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-3292

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