CVE-2013-4969

Low

Description

Puppet before 3.3.3 and 3.4 before 3.4.1 and Puppet Enterprise (PE) before 2.8.4 and 3.1 before 3.1.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unspecified files.

SeverityLow
CVSS2.1
Exploit probability—
ProductPuppet
PublishedJan 7, 2014
First seenJan 7, 2014

How to fix

Update
  • puppetlabs puppet3.4.1 or later
  • puppet puppet_enterprise2.8.4, 3.1.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
puppetlabs puppet3.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 3.3.2, 3.4.0 ≤ v < 3.4.13.4.1
puppet puppet_enterprise2.0.0 ≤ v < 2.8.4, 3.1 ≤ v < 3.1.12.8.4, 3.1.1
debian debian_linux6.0, 7.0, 8.0—
canonical ubuntu_linux12.04, 12.10, 13.04, 13.10—

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CVE-2013-4969 · Puppet · Dark Radar