telnet.rb in Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.13 and Puppet Enterprise (PE) 1.2.x, 2.0.x, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the NET::Telnet connection log (/tmp/out.log).
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.4
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade puppet | Jul 30, 2024 | Jun 27, 2012 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade puppet | Dec 10, 2025 | Apr 10, 2012 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-admin/puppet. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jun 27, 2012 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade puppetUpgrade puppet-server | Dec 12, 2013 | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade puppet-common | Nov 8, 2024 | Jun 27, 2012 |
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