Puppetlabs Puppet prior 3.3.0 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Puppetlabs Puppet. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in link following. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2013-4969. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Puppetlabs Puppet (Service Management Software). This affects an unknown functionality. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Puppet before 3.3.3 and 3.4 before 3.4.1 and Puppet Enterprise (PE) before 2.8.4 and 3.1 before 3.1.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unspecified files.

The weakness was disclosed 01/07/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared at ubuntu.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-4969 since 07/29/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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 71837 (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.04 / 13.10 : puppet vulnerability (USN-2077-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167202 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for puppet (SUSE-SU-2014:0880-1)).

Upgrading to version 3.3.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (71837), SecurityFocus (BID 64552†), Secunia (SA56253†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42799†). 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: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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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: 71837
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.04 / 13.10 : puppet vulnerability (USN-2077-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 702831
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2831-1 (puppet - insecure temporary files
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Puppet 3.3.0

Timelineinfo

07/29/2013 🔍
12/27/2013 +151 days 🔍
01/06/2014 +10 days 🔍
01/07/2014 +1 days 🔍
01/07/2014 +0 days 🔍
01/07/2014 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +441 days 🔍
01/18/2022 +2492 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: puppet.com

Advisory: USN-2077-1
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-4969 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4969
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-65997

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SecurityFocus: 64552
Secunia: 56253
Vulnerability Center: 42799 - Puppet and Puppet Enterprise Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability via Temp Files, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/18/2022 19:51
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (59), 05/19/2017 10:28 (10), 01/18/2022 19:43 (3), 01/18/2022 19:51 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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