FKIE_CVE-2012-1989

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-06-27 18:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:40
Severity
Summary
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
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-05/msg00012.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13606
cve@mitre.orghttp://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Release_Notes#2.7.13
cve@mitre.orghttp://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1989/Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/48743Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/48748Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/49136Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1419-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52975
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74797
cve@mitre.orghttps://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15087408
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-05/msg00012.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13606
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Release_Notes#2.7.13
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1989/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/48743Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/48748Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/49136Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1419-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52975
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74797
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15087408
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
puppet puppet 2.7.3
puppet puppet 2.7.4
puppet puppet 2.7.5
puppet puppet 2.7.6
puppet puppet 2.7.8
puppet puppet 2.7.9
puppet puppet 2.7.10
puppet puppet 2.7.11
puppet puppet 2.7.12
puppetlabs puppet 2.7.0
puppetlabs puppet 2.7.1
puppet puppet_enterprise 1.2.0
puppet puppet_enterprise 1.2.1
puppet puppet_enterprise 1.2.2
puppet puppet_enterprise 1.2.3
puppet puppet_enterprise 1.2.4
puppet puppet_enterprise 2.0.0
puppet puppet_enterprise 2.0.1
puppet puppet_enterprise 2.0.2
puppet puppet_enterprise 2.5.0
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:40:45.003",
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