3.6

CVE-2012-1989: puppet

CVSS: 3.6v2.0LowModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2012-1989GHSA-c5qq-g673-5p49
Published 27-06-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-1989 is a low (CVSS 3.6) vulnerability in puppet. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
14/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
3.6/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.40%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 27-06-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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).

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

33%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.40% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.40%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Puppet2 products
  • puppet2.7.3 | 2.7.4 | 2.7.5 | 2.7.6 | 2.7.8 | 2.7.9 | 2.7.10 | 2.7.11 | 2.7.12
  • puppet_enterprise1.2.0 | 1.2.1 | 1.2.2 | 1.2.3 | 1.2.4 | 2.0.0 | 2.0.1 | 2.0.2 | 2.5.0
Debian1 product
  • puppet< 2.7.13-1
Puppetlabs1 product
RubyGems1 product
  • puppet≥ 2.7.1, < 2.7.13

4 vendors · 5 products

References

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