CVE-2012-1989

Severity Score

5.1

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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).

telnet.rb en Puppet v2.7.x antes de v2.7.13 y Puppet Enterprise (PE) v1.2.x, v2.0.x, y v2.5.x antes de v2.5.1, permite a usuarios locales sobreescribir archivos de su elección a través de ataques de enlace simbólico en el registro de conexión NET::Telnet (/tmp/out.log).

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2012-04-02 CVE Reserved
2012-06-27 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CAPEC

References (11)

URL	Tag	Source
http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13606	X_refsource_misc
http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Release_Notes#2.7.13	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52975	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74797	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-05/msg00012.html	2019-07-11
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1989	2019-07-11
http://secunia.com/advisories/48743	2019-07-11
http://secunia.com/advisories/48748	2019-07-11
http://secunia.com/advisories/49136	2019-07-11
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1419-1	2019-07-11
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15087408	2019-07-11

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Puppet Search vendor "Puppet"		Puppet Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet"				2.7.3 Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet" and version "2.7.3"		-		Affected
Puppet Search vendor "Puppet"		Puppet Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet"				2.7.4 Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet" and version "2.7.4"		-		Affected
Puppet Search vendor "Puppet"		Puppet Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet"				2.7.5 Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet" and version "2.7.5"		-		Affected
Puppet Search vendor "Puppet"		Puppet Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet"				2.7.6 Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet" and version "2.7.6"		-		Affected
Puppet Search vendor "Puppet"		Puppet Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet"				2.7.8 Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet" and version "2.7.8"		-		Affected
Puppet Search vendor "Puppet"		Puppet Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet"				2.7.9 Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet" and version "2.7.9"		-		Affected
Puppet Search vendor "Puppet"		Puppet Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet"				2.7.10 Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet" and version "2.7.10"		-		Affected
Puppet Search vendor "Puppet"		Puppet Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet"				2.7.11 Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet" and version "2.7.11"		-		Affected
Puppet Search vendor "Puppet"		Puppet Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet"				2.7.12 Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet" and version "2.7.12"		-		Affected
Puppetlabs Search vendor "Puppetlabs"		Puppet Search vendor "Puppetlabs" for product "Puppet"				2.7.0 Search vendor "Puppetlabs" for product "Puppet" and version "2.7.0"		-		Affected
Puppetlabs Search vendor "Puppetlabs"		Puppet Search vendor "Puppetlabs" for product "Puppet"				2.7.1 Search vendor "Puppetlabs" for product "Puppet" and version "2.7.1"		-		Affected
Puppet Search vendor "Puppet"		Puppet Enterprise Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise"				1.2.0 Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise" and version "1.2.0"		-		Affected
Puppet Search vendor "Puppet"		Puppet Enterprise Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise"				1.2.1 Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise" and version "1.2.1"		-		Affected
Puppet Search vendor "Puppet"		Puppet Enterprise Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise"				1.2.2 Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise" and version "1.2.2"		-		Affected
Puppet Search vendor "Puppet"		Puppet Enterprise Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise"				1.2.3 Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise" and version "1.2.3"		-		Affected
Puppet Search vendor "Puppet"		Puppet Enterprise Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise"				1.2.4 Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise" and version "1.2.4"		-		Affected
Puppet Search vendor "Puppet"		Puppet Enterprise Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise"				2.0.0 Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise" and version "2.0.0"		-		Affected
Puppet Search vendor "Puppet"		Puppet Enterprise Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise"				2.0.1 Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise" and version "2.0.1"		-		Affected
Puppet Search vendor "Puppet"		Puppet Enterprise Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise"				2.0.2 Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise" and version "2.0.2"		-		Affected
Puppet Search vendor "Puppet"		Puppet Enterprise Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise"				2.5.0 Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise" and version "2.5.0"		-		Affected