CVE-2012-1989 describes a local file overwrite vulnerability in specific versions of Puppet and Puppet Enterprise. An attacker can exploit this flaw via a symlink attack on the /tmp/out.log file, allowing them to overwrite arbitrary files on the system. With a CVSS score of 3.6, this vulnerability is considered low severity, requiring local access and low attack complexity, primarily impacting integrity and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.7.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.7.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.7.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.7.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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