CVE-2013-1640
N/A
Published: March 20, 2013 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:51 PM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsUbuntu LinuxPuppet EnterprisePuppet
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
Description
The (1) template and (2) inline_template functions in the master server in Puppet before 2.6.18, 2.7.x before 2.7.21, and 3.1.x before 3.1.1, and Puppet Enterprise before 1.2.7 and 2.7.x before 2.7.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted catalog request.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Affected range stops below 2.6.18, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.7.21, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.2.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (7)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00004.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00056.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0710.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1759-1Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2643x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2013-1640/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
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