CVE-2011-3871
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3871
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://secunia.com/advisories/46458
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068093.html
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068061.html
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068053.html
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-announce/browse_thread/thread/91e3b46d2328a1cb
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.7.3-3 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| puppet | puppet | 2.6.0 | |
| puppet | puppet | 2.6.1 | |
| puppet | puppet | 2.6.2 | |
| puppet | puppet | 2.6.3 | |
| puppet | puppet | 2.6.4 | |
| puppet | puppet | 2.6.5 | |
| puppet | puppet | 2.6.6 | |
| puppet | puppet | 2.6.7 | |
| puppet | puppet | 2.6.8 | |
| puppet | puppet | 2.6.9 | |
| puppet | puppet | 2.6.10 | |
| puppet | puppet | 2.7.2 | |
| puppet | puppet | 2.7.3 | |
| puppet | puppet | 2.7.4 | |
| puppetlabs | puppet | 2.7.0 | |
| puppetlabs | puppet | 2.7.1 | |
| puppet | puppet | 0.25.0 | |
| puppet | puppet | 0.25.1 | |
| puppet | puppet | 0.25.2 | |
| puppet | puppet | 0.25.3 | |
| puppet | puppet | 0.25.4 | |
| puppet | puppet | 0.25.5 | |
| puppet | puppet | 0.25.6 | |
References
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3871
- 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
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2314
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-2
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3871
- https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/343c7bd381b63e042d437111718918f951d9b30d
- https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/d76c30935460ded953792dfe49f72b8c5158e899
- https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/puppet/CVE-2011-3871.yml
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3871
CWEs
CWE-264
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.