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Medium
CVE-2011-3869
Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, and 0.25.x allows...
Vulnerability Description
Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, and 0.25.x allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .k5login file.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068061.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068093.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2314
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46458
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068053.html
- http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-announce/browse_thread/thread/91e3b46d2328a1cb
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-2
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3869
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Vulnerable Versions:
2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 2.6.4, 2.6.5, 2.6.6, 2.6.7, 2.6.8, 2.6.9, 2.6.10, 2.7.2, 2.7.3, 2.7.4, 0.25.0, 0.25.1, 0.25.2, 0.25.3, 0.25.4, 0.25.5, 0.25.6, 2.7.0, 2.7.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 27th, 2011
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.