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CVE-2012-1906

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…

Impact

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 products

VendorProductAffected versions
PuppetPuppet
Versions 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 2.6.4, 2.6.5
PuppetPuppet Enterprise
Versions 2.5.0, 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4
PuppetlabsPuppet
Versions 2.7.0, 2.7.1
PuppetlabsPuppet Enterprise Users
Versions 1.0, 1.1

Weakness classification

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