Multiple vulnerabilities in Puppet



| Updated: 2020-08-11
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
CVE-ID CVE-2011-3869
CVE-2011-3870
CVE-2011-3871
CWE-ID CWE-59
CWE-264
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Puppet Agent
Server applications / Conferencing, Collaboration and VoIP solutions

Vendor Puppet Labs

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.

1) Link following

EUVDB-ID: #VU44556

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3869

CWE-ID: CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to #BASIC_IMPACT#.

Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, and 0.25.x allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .k5login file.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Puppet Agent:

CPE2.3 External links

https://groups.google.com/group/puppet-announce/browse_thread/thread/91e3b46d2328a1cb
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068053.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068061.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068093.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/46458
https://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2314
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-1
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-2
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3869


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Link following

EUVDB-ID: #VU44557

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3870

CWE-ID: CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to #BASIC_IMPACT#.

Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, and 0.25.x allows local users to modify the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the SSH authorized_keys file.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Puppet Agent:

CPE2.3 External links

https://groups.google.com/group/puppet-announce/browse_thread/thread/91e3b46d2328a1cb
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068053.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068061.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068093.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/46458
https://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2314
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-1
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-2
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3870


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU44558

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3871

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Puppet Agent:

CPE2.3 External links

https://groups.google.com/group/puppet-announce/browse_thread/thread/91e3b46d2328a1cb
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068053.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068061.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068093.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/46458
https://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2314
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-1
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-2
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3871


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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