{
"id": "GHSA-c5qq-g673-5p49",
"aliases": [
"CVE-2012-1989"
],
"details": "`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`).",
"summary": "Puppet allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack",
"affected": [
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "2.7.1"
},
{
"fixed": "2.7.13"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "puppet",
"ecosystem": "RubyGems"
}
}
],
"modified": "2023-05-12T17:08:19Z",
"severity": [],
"published": "2017-10-24T18:33:38Z",
"references": [
{
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1989",
"type": "ADVISORY"
},
{
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74797",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet",
"type": "PACKAGE"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/puppet/CVE-2012-1989.yml",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15087408",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20120415105345/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52975",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://www.puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1989-arbitrary-file-write-access",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-05/msg00012.html",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13606",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Release_Notes#2.7.13",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1989",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1419-1",
"type": "WEB"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [],
"severity": "LOW",
"github_reviewed": true,
"nvd_published_at": "2012-06-27T18:55:01Z",
"github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T21:30:16Z"
}
}