GHSA-C5QQ-G673-5P49

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2017-10-24 18:33 – Updated: 2023-05-12 17:08
VLAI?
Summary
Puppet allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack
Details

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).

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "RubyGems",
        "name": "puppet"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "2.7.1"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.7.13"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2012-1989"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T21:30:16Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2012-06-27T18:55:01Z",
    "severity": "LOW"
  },
  "details": "`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`).",
  "id": "GHSA-c5qq-g673-5p49",
  "modified": "2023-05-12T17:08:19Z",
  "published": "2017-10-24T18:33:38Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1989"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74797"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/puppet/CVE-2012-1989.yml"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15087408"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20120415105345/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52975"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1989-arbitrary-file-write-access"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-05/msg00012.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13606"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Release_Notes#2.7.13"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1989"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1419-1"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [],
  "summary": "Puppet allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack"
}


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