CVE-2012-1989
LOW · CVSS 3.6EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD
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).
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 3.6 (v2.0)
- Severity
- LOW
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 0.4% (35th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2017-0212)
- Published
- June 27, 2012
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2017-0212 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- puppet / puppet
- puppet / puppet
- puppet / puppet
- puppet / puppet
- puppet / puppet
- puppet / puppet
- puppet / puppet
- puppet / puppet
- puppet / puppet
- puppet / puppet enterprise
- puppet / puppet enterprise
- puppet / puppet enterprise
- puppet / puppet enterprise
- puppet / puppet enterprise
- puppet / puppet enterprise
- puppet / puppet enterprise
- puppet / puppet enterprise
- puppet / puppet enterprise
- puppetlabs / puppet
- puppetlabs / puppet
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-05/msg00012.html
- http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13606
- http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Release_Notes#2.7.13
- http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1989/(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48743(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48748(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49136(Vendor Advisory)
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1419-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52975
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74797
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15087408
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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