CVE-2012-1906

Summary

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.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13260
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1419-1
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48743
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74793
• http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1906/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52975
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48748
• http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2451
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48789

References

• http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13260
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1419-1
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48743
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74793
• http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1906/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52975
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48748
• http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2451
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48789

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