Puppet allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack
`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`).
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describes (1)
Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2012-1989US | low3.6 | — | ||
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… | ||||
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External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-05/msg00012.htmlWEB
- http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13606WEB
- http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Release_Notes#2.7.13WEB
- http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1989WEB
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1419-1WEB
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74797WEB
- https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetPACKAGE
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/puppet/CVE-2012-1989.ymlWEB
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