CVE-2011-0738
MyProxy 5.0 through 5.2, as used in Globus Toolkit 5.0.0 through 5.0.2, does not properly verify the (1) hostname or (2) identity in the X.509 certificate for the myproxy-server, which allows remote attackers to spoof the server and conduct man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks via a crafted certificate when executing (a) myproxy-logon or (b) myproxy-get-delegation.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 1.6% (76th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2011-0751)
- Published
- February 2, 2011
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-0751 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- globus / globus toolkit
- globus / globus toolkit
- globus / globus toolkit
- ncsa / myproxy
- ncsa / myproxy
- ncsa / myproxy
References
- http://grid.ncsa.illinois.edu/myproxy/security/myproxy-adv-2011-01.txt(Vendor Advisory)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053461.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053473.html
- http://lists.globus.org/pipermail/security-announce/2011-January/000018.html(Patch)
- http://osvdb.org/70494
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42972(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43103(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45916
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0227
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64830
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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