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CVE-2012-1906
Published: May 29, 2012
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.15 and 2.7.x before 2.7.13, and Puppet Enterprise (PE) Users 1.0, 1.1, 1.2.x, 2.0.x, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 uses predictable file names when installing Mac OS X packages from a remote source, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files or install arbitrary packages via a symlink attack on a temporary file in /tmp.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13260
x_refsource_MISC
USN-1419-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
48743
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
puppet-macosx-symlink(74793)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1906/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
52975
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
48748
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
DSA-2451
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
48789
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
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