Puppet up to 0.25.2 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Puppet up to 0.25.2. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-0156. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Puppet up to 0.25.2 (Service Management Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. Impacted is integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Puppet 0.24.x before 0.24.9 and 0.25.x before 0.25.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/daemonout, (2) /tmp/puppetdoc.txt, (3) /tmp/puppetdoc.tex, or (4) /tmp/puppetdoc.aux temporary file.

The weakness was shared 03/03/2010 as Bug 502881 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-0156. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 47231 (Fedora 11 : puppet-0.25.4-1.fc11 (2010-1079)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165221 (SUSE Security Update for Multiple Packages (SUSE-SR:2010:013)).

Upgrading to version 0.25.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (47231), SecurityFocus (BID 38474†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25186†). The entry VDB-52280 is related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Temp Score: 4.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 47231
Nessus Name: Fedora 11 : puppet-0.25.4-1.fc11 (2010-1079)
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OpenVAS ID: 861762
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for puppet FEDORA-2010-1079
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Puppet 0.25.0

Timelineinfo

01/04/2010 🔍
02/21/2010 +48 days 🔍
03/03/2010 +10 days 🔍
03/03/2010 +0 days 🔍
03/03/2010 +0 days 🔍
03/29/2010 +26 days 🔍
07/01/2010 +94 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1721 days 🔍
05/01/2026 +4062 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 502881
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0156 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0156
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52034

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SecurityFocus: 38474 - Reductive Labs Puppet '/tmp' Insecure File Permissions Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 25186 - Puppet allows Local Attackers to Overwrite Arbitrary Files via a Symlimk Attack, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 05/01/2026 13:20
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (63), 02/22/2017 10:51 (9), 09/02/2021 22:37 (4), 09/02/2021 22:49 (1), 05/01/2026 13:20 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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