Vulnerability in Puppet
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 · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (24.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 24.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Puppet — versions 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2
- Puppetlabs Puppet — versions 2.7.0, 2.7.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068061.html (vendor-advisory, Patch)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068093.html (vendor-advisory, Patch)
- www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2314 (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/46458 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3871
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068053.html (vendor-advisory, Patch)
- groups.google.com/group/puppet-announce/browse_thread/thread/91e3b46d2328a1cb (Patch)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-2 (vendor-advisory)