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CVE-2012-1989: Low severity vulnerability that affects puppet

October 24, 2017 (updated September 8, 2021)

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).

References

  • lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-05/msg00012.html
  • projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13606
  • projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Release_Notes
  • puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1989/
  • secunia.com/advisories/48743
  • secunia.com/advisories/48748
  • secunia.com/advisories/49136
  • ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1419-1
  • www.securityfocus.com/bid/52975
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74797
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-c5qq-g673-5p49
  • hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15087408
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1989

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 2.7.1 before 2.7.13

Fixed versions

  • 2.7.13

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.7.13 or above.

Impact 3.6 LOW

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

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Weakness

  • CWE-264

Source file

gem/puppet/CVE-2012-1989.yml

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