FKIE_CVE-2012-1906

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-05-29 20:55 - Updated: 2026-04-29 01:13
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13260Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1906/Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/48743Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/48748Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/48789Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1419-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2451
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52975
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74793
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13260Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1906/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/48789Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1419-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2451
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52975
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74793
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
puppet puppet 2.6.0
puppet puppet 2.6.1
puppet puppet 2.6.2
puppet puppet 2.6.3
puppet puppet 2.6.4
puppet puppet 2.6.5
puppet puppet 2.6.6
puppet puppet 2.6.7
puppet puppet 2.6.8
puppet puppet 2.6.9
puppet puppet 2.6.10
puppet puppet 2.6.11
puppet puppet 2.6.12
puppet puppet 2.6.13
puppet puppet 2.6.14
puppet puppet 2.7.2
puppet puppet 2.7.3
puppet puppet 2.7.4
puppet puppet 2.7.5
puppet puppet 2.7.6
puppet puppet 2.7.7
puppet puppet 2.7.8
puppet puppet 2.7.9
puppet puppet 2.7.10
puppet puppet 2.7.11
puppet puppet_enterprise 2.5.0
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
puppetlabs puppet_enterprise_users 1.0
puppetlabs puppet_enterprise_users 1.1
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