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CVE-2011-3871 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-announce/browse_thread/thread/91e3b46d2328a1cb CVEPatch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068053.html CVEPatch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068061.html CVEPatch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068093.html CVEPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/46458 CVEVendor Advisory

see all 18 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
puppet puppet
2.6.0
2.6.1
2.6.2
2.6.3
2.6.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:0.25.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:0.25.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:0.25.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:0.25.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:0.25.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:0.25.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:0.25.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
puppetlabs puppet
2.7.0
2.7.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

27 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-3871
NVD Published Date:
Oct 27, 2011
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2011-3871 Details - Not Deferred