CVE-2012-1989
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).
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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).
- CVSS 2.0
- 3.6 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 34th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- puppet/puppet · puppetlabs/puppet · puppet/puppet enterprise
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-05/msg00012.html
- http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13606
- http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Release_Notes#2.7.13
- http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1989/Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48743Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48748Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49136Vendor Advisory
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1419-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52975
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74797
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15087408
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-05/msg00012.html
- http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13606
- http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Release_Notes#2.7.13
- http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1989/Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48743Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48748Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49136Vendor Advisory
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1419-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52975
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74797
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15087408
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.