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    CVE-2011-3871

    Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, and 0.25.x, when running in --edit mode, uses a predictable file name, which allows local users to run arbitrary Puppet code or trick a user into editing arbitrary files.

    Published:Sep 30, 2011
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Oct 27, 2011
    EPSS Score:0.00042
    CVSS Score:6.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Puppet
    Product
    Puppet
    Vendor
    Puppetlabs
    Product
    Puppet

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-377 Insecure Temporary File

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    References

    http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-announce/browse_thread/thread/91e3b46d2328a1cb
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068053.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068061.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068093.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/46458
    http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2314
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-2
    https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3871
    http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-announce/browse_thread/thread/91e3b46d2328a1cb
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068053.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068061.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068093.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/46458
    http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2314
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-2
    https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3871

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High