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CVE-2012-1906 (puppet): Puppet uses predictable filenames, allowing arbitrary file overwrite

ADVISORIES

GEM

puppet

SEVERITY

CVSS v2.0: 3.3 (Low)

UNAFFECTED VERSIONS

  • < 2.6

PATCHED VERSIONS

  • ~> 2.6.15
  • >= 2.7.13

DESCRIPTION

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.

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