GitHub Advisory DatabaseGHSA-C5QQ-G673-5P49Puppet allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
telnet.rb in Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.13 and Puppet Enterprise (PE) 1.2.x, 2.0.x, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the NET::Telnet connection log (/tmp/out.log).
Affected configurations
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-05/msg00012.html
projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13606
projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Release_Notes#2.7.13
puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1989/
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1419-1
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74797
github.com/advisories/GHSA-c5qq-g673-5p49
github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/puppet/CVE-2012-1989.yml
hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15087408
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1989
web.archive.org/web/20120415105345/www.securityfocus.com/bid/52975
www.puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1989-arbitrary-file-write-access
Related
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%