Puppet uses predictable filenames, allowing arbitrary file overwrite
Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, and 0.25.x, when running in `--edit` mode, uses a predictable file name, which allows local users to run arbitrary Puppet code or trick a user into editing arbitrary files.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2011-3871US | medium6.2 | — | ||
Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, and 0.25.x, when running in --edit mode, uses a predictable file name, which allows local users to run arbitrary Puppet code or tric… | ||||
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references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-announce/browse_thread/thread/91e3b46d2328a1cbWEB
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068053.htmlWEB
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068061.htmlWEB
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068093.htmlWEB
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2314WEB
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-1WEB
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-2WEB
- https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetPACKAGE
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