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CVE-2012-3866: puppet

CVSS: 2.1v2.0LowModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2012-3866GHSA-8jxj-9r5f-w3m2
Published 06-08-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-3866 is a low (CVSS 2.1) vulnerability in puppet. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
2.1/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.48%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
DSA-2511-1

Timeline

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

Description

lib/puppet/defaults.rb in Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, uses 0644 permissions for last_run_report.yaml, which allows local users to obtain sensitive configuration information by leveraging access to the puppet master server to read this file.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.48%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

40%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.48% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.48%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Puppet

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Puppet2 products
  • puppet2.7.2 | 2.7.3 | 2.7.4 | 2.7.5 | 2.7.6 | 2.7.8 | 2.7.9 | 2.7.10 | 2.7.11 | 2.7.12 | 2.7.13 | 2.7.14 | 2.7.16
  • puppet_enterprise≤ 2.5.1
Debian1 product
  • puppet< 2.7.18-1
Puppetlabs1 product
  • puppet≤ 2.7.17 | 2.7.0 | 2.7.1
RubyGems1 product
  • puppet≥ 2.7.0, < 2.7.18

4 vendors · 5 products

References

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