CVE-2012-1989
Puppet allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack
EPSS 0.06%
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).
How to fix CVE-2012-1989
To remediate CVE-2012-1989, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/puppet—upgrade to 2.7.13-1 or later
- RubyGems/puppet—upgrade to 2.7.13 or later
Is CVE-2012-1989 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.7.13-1
- >= 2.7.1, < 2.7.13