Puppetlabs Puppet up to 2.7.4 Login link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Puppetlabs Puppet. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Login. Performing a manipulation results in link following. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2011-3869. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Puppetlabs Puppet (Service Management Software). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Login. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was shared 10/27/2011 by Rick (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.fedoraproject.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-3869. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69570 (Amazon Linux AMI : puppet (ALAS-2011-11)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350736 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for puppet: ALAS-2011-011).

Upgrading to version 0.25.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (70274), Tenable (69570), SecurityFocus (BID 49909†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-33501†). The entries VDB-59231 and VDB-59230 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Temp Score: 7.4
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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: 69570
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : puppet (ALAS-2011-11)
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OpenVAS ID: 70403
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2314-1 (puppet)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Puppet 0.25.4

Timelineinfo

09/28/2011 🔍
09/29/2011 +0 days 🔍
09/30/2011 +1 days 🔍
10/11/2011 +11 days 🔍
10/27/2011 +16 days 🔍
10/27/2011 +0 days 🔍
09/04/2013 +678 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +565 days 🔍
11/24/2021 +2438 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: puppet.com

Advisory: USN-1223-1
Researcher: Rick
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-3869 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3869
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59229

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X-Force: 70274
SecurityFocus: 49909 - Puppet Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 46458
Vulnerability Center: 33501 - Puppet 2.6 - 2.6.10 and 2.7.4 k5login Local Symlink Vulnerability, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/24/2021 19:37
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (64), 04/03/2017 17:52 (10), 11/24/2021 19:31 (6), 11/24/2021 19:37 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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