CVE-2012-1054

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Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.14 and 2.7.x before 2.7.11, and Puppet Enterprise (PE) Users 1.0, 1.1, 1.2.x, 2.0.x before 2.0.3

Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.14 and 2.7.x before 2.7.11, and Puppet Enterprise (PE) Users 1.0, 1.1, 1.2.x, 2.0.x before 2.0.3, when managing a user login file with the k5login resource type, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on .k5login.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4 EPSS 0.00071

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puppetall versions
puppetlabs puppetall versions
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puppetlabs puppet enterprise usersall versions

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4.4

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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v2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Published to NVD29 May 2012 · 08:55 PM

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Vendor Advisories

usnUSN-1372-1

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00003.html

http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/12460Vendor Advisory

http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Release_Notes#2.6.14

http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1054/Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/48157Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/48161Vendor Advisory

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http://secunia.com/advisories/48166Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/48290Vendor Advisory

http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1372-1

http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2419

http://www.osvdb.org/79496

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52158

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73446

https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15087408

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