CVE-2011-3871

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    CVE-2011-3871

    Published: 27 Oct 2011Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: 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, 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, https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3871

    Affected packages

    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