Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 6.2/10
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-announce/browse_thread/thread/91e3b46d2328a1cbPatch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068053.htmlPatch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068061.htmlPatch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068093.htmlPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46458Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2314
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-2
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3871
- http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-announce/browse_thread/thread/91e3b46d2328a1cbPatch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068053.htmlPatch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068061.htmlPatch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068093.htmlPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46458Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2314
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-2
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3871
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 27, 2011
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified