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.
Published: 2011-10-27
Score: 6.2 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2314-1 puppet security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-4604 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-mpmx-gm5v-q789 Puppet uses predictable filenames, allowing arbitrary file overwrite
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1223-1 Puppet vulnerabilities
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:53:31.193Z

Reserved: 2011-09-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-3871

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-10-27T20:55:01.620

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-3871

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-09-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-3871 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses