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CVE-2011-3871

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.

Published

2011-10-27T20:55:01.620

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.2 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: HIGH
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

1.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application puppet puppet 2.6.0 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.6.1 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.6.2 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.6.3 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.6.4 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.6.5 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.6.6 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.6.7 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.6.8 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.6.9 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.6.10 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.7.2 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.7.3 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.7.4 Yes
Application puppetlabs puppet 2.7.0 Yes
Application puppetlabs puppet 2.7.1 Yes
Application puppet puppet 0.25.0 Yes
Application puppet puppet 0.25.1 Yes
Application puppet puppet 0.25.2 Yes
Application puppet puppet 0.25.3 Yes
Application puppet puppet 0.25.4 Yes
Application puppet puppet 0.25.5 Yes
Application puppet puppet 0.25.6 Yes
References