SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-1906

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…

LOW 3.3EPSS 0.35%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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 2.0
3.3 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
EPSS
0.35% probability · 28th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-264
Affected
puppet/puppet · puppet/puppet enterprise · puppetlabs/puppet · puppetlabs/puppet enterprise users
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.