ghsa-c4mc-49hq-q275
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-14 00:56
Modified
2023-08-29 21:02
Summary
Puppet uses predictable filenames, allowing arbitrary file overwrite
Details

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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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "RubyGems",
        "name": "puppet"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "2.6"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.6.15"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "RubyGems",
        "name": "puppet"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "2.7"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.7.13"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2012-1906"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-377"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-08-29T21:02:11Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2012-05-29T20:55:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-c4mc-49hq-q275",
  "modified": "2023-08-29T21:02:11Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T00:56:45Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1906"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/f7829ec1f1b2c3def8e0eda09c22c3c1fed3a27f"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74793"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/puppet/CVE-2012-1906.yml"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1419-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20120415105345/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52975"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2451"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13260"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1906"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [],
  "summary": "Puppet uses predictable filenames, allowing arbitrary file overwrite"
}


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