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GHSA-C4MC-49HQ-Q275

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 00:56 – Updated: 2023-08-29 21:02

Summary

Puppet uses predictable filenames, allowing arbitrary file overwrite

Details

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.

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  ],
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    "cwe_ids": [
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    ],
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    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-08-29T21:02:11Z",
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  },
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  "published": "2022-05-14T00:56:45Z",
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    },
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CVE-2012-1906 (GCVE-0-2012-1906)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-05-29 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 19:17

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2319 records in the last 180 days details

References

9 references

URL	Tags
http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13260	x_refsource_MISC
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1419-1	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://secunia.com/advisories/48743	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit…	vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1906/	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52975	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://secunia.com/advisories/48748	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2451	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://secunia.com/advisories/48789	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA

Date Public

2012-04-11 00:00

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