CVE-2012-1906
Description
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1906
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://secunia.com/advisories/48789
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://secunia.com/advisories/48748
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://secunia.com/advisories/48743
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1906/
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13260
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.7.13-1 |
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 | 2.6.11 | |
| puppet | puppet | 2.6.12 | |
| puppet | puppet | 2.6.13 | |
| puppet | puppet | 2.6.14 | |
| puppet | puppet | 2.7.2 | |
| puppet | puppet | 2.7.3 | |
| puppet | puppet | 2.7.4 | |
| puppet | puppet | 2.7.5 | |
| puppet | puppet | 2.7.6 | |
| puppet | puppet | 2.7.7 | |
| puppet | puppet | 2.7.8 | |
| puppet | puppet | 2.7.9 | |
| puppet | puppet | 2.7.10 | |
| puppet | puppet | 2.7.11 | |
| puppet | puppet_enterprise | 2.5.0 | |
| puppetlabs | puppet | 2.7.0 | |
| puppetlabs | puppet | 2.7.1 | |
| puppet | puppet_enterprise | 1.2.0 | |
| puppet | puppet_enterprise | 1.2.1 | |
| puppet | puppet_enterprise | 1.2.2 | |
| puppet | puppet_enterprise | 1.2.3 | |
| puppet | puppet_enterprise | 1.2.4 | |
| puppet | puppet_enterprise | 2.0.0 | |
| puppet | puppet_enterprise | 2.0.1 | |
| puppet | puppet_enterprise | 2.0.2 | |
| puppetlabs | puppet_enterprise_users | 1.0 | |
| puppetlabs | puppet_enterprise_users | 1.1 | |
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74793
- http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13260
- http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1906/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48743
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48748
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48789
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1419-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2451
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52975
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1906
- https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/f7829ec1f1b2c3def8e0eda09c22c3c1fed3a27f
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/puppet/CVE-2012-1906.yml
- https://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1419-1
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120415105345/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52975
- https://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2451
- http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1906
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1906
CWEs
CWE-264
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.