CVE-2011-3871
N/A
Published: October 27, 2011 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:34 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsPuppetPuppet
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-announce/browse_thread/thread/91e3b46d2328a1cb
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068053.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068061.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068093.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46458
References (9)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-announce/browse_thread/thread/91e3b46d2328a1cbVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068053.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068061.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068093.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/46458Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2314Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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