CVE-2012-1989

N/A Unknown

Published: June 27, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026

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).

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-05/msg00012.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13606

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Release_Notes#2.7.13

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1989/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/48743

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/48748

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/49136

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1419-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52975

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74797

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15087408

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-05/msg00012.html