Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2012-1906 (CCN-74793)

Assigned:2012-04-11
Published:2012-04-11
Updated:2019-07-11
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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:3.3 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
2.9 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
3.3 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
2.9 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:File Manipulation
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2012-1906

Source: MISC
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13260

Source: CCN
Type: Puppet Labs Web site
CVE-2012-1906 (Arbitrary Code Execution)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1906/

Source: CCN
Type: SA48743
Puppet Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
48743

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
48748

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
48789

Source: UBUNTU
Type: UNKNOWN
USN-1419-1

Source: DEBIAN
Type: UNKNOWN
DSA-2451

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-2451
puppet -- several vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 81306
Puppet Mac OS X Package Installation Temporary File Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
52975

Source: CCN
Type: BID-52975
Puppet Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
puppet-macosx-symlink(74793)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
puppet-macosx-symlink(74793)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 3:
  • cpe:/a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise_users:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise_users:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:puppet:puppet:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17851
    P
    		USN-1419-1 -- puppet vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18629
    P
    		DSA-2451-1 puppet - several
    2014-06-23
    BACK
    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
    puppetlabs puppet 2.7.4
    puppetlabs puppet 2.6.10
    puppetlabs puppet 2.7.10
    puppetlabs puppet 2.7.5
    puppetlabs puppet 2.6.13
    puppetlabs puppet 2.6.11
    puppetlabs puppet 2.6.0