CVE-2012-1906

Low

Description

Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.15 and 2.7.x before 2.7.13, and Puppet Enterprise (PE) Users 1.0, 1.1, 1.2.x, 2.0.x, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 uses predictable file names when installing Mac OS X packages from a remote source, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files or install arbitrary packages via a symlink attack on a temporary file in /tmp.

SeverityLow
CVSS3.3
Exploit probability—
ProductPuppet
PublishedMay 29, 2012
First seenMay 29, 2012

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
puppet puppet2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 2.6.4, 2.6.5, 2.6.6, 2.6.7, 2.6.8, 2.6.9, 2.6.10, 2.6.11, 2.6.12, 2.6.13, 2.6.14, 2.7.2, 2.7.3, 2.7.4, 2.7.5, 2.7.6, 2.7.7, 2.7.8, 2.7.9, 2.7.10, 2.7.11—
puppet puppet_enterprise2.5.0, 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2—
puppetlabs puppet2.7.0, 2.7.1—
puppetlabs puppet_enterprise_users1.0, 1.1—

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