CVE-2012-3866
Puppet allows local users to obtain sensitive configuration information
EPSS 0.05%
Description
lib/puppet/defaults.rb in Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, uses 0644 permissions for last_run_report.yaml, which allows local users to obtain sensitive configuration information by leveraging access to the puppet master server to read this file.
How to fix CVE-2012-3866
To remediate CVE-2012-3866, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/puppet—upgrade to 2.7.18-1 or later
- RubyGems/puppet—upgrade to 2.7.18 or later
Is CVE-2012-3866 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.7.18-1
- >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.18