CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.6
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: 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.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: HIGH
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2012-06-07
Last Modified Date: 2012-09-07