CVE-2012-1906: Puppet uses predictable filenames, allowing arbitrary file overwrite
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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.
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74793
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-c4mc-49hq-q275
- github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/f7829ec1f1b2c3def8e0eda09c22c3c1fed3a27f
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1906
- ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1419-1
- web.archive.org/web/20120415105345/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52975
- www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2451
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