CVE-2013-4969

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2014-040

Severity Score

4.0

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Puppet anteriores a 3.3.3. y 3.4 anteriores a 3.4.1 y Puppet Enterprise (PE) anteriores a 2.8.4 y 3.1 anteriores a 3.1.1 permite a usuarios locales sobreescribir ficheros arbitrarios a través de un ataque de enlaces simbólicos en ficheros no especificados.

Puppet before 3.3.3 and 3.4 before 3.4.1 and Puppet Enterprise 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 updated packages have been upgraded to the 2.7.25 version which is not vulnerable to this issue.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2013-07-29 CVE Reserved
2014-01-03 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4969	2022-01-24
http://secunia.com/advisories/56253	2022-01-24
http://secunia.com/advisories/56254	2022-01-24
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2831	2022-01-24
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2077-1	2022-01-24

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Puppetlabs Search vendor "Puppetlabs"		Puppet Search vendor "Puppetlabs" for product "Puppet"				>= 3.0.0 <= 3.3.2 Search vendor "Puppetlabs" for product "Puppet" and version " >= 3.0.0 <= 3.3.2"		-		Affected
Puppetlabs Search vendor "Puppetlabs"		Puppet Search vendor "Puppetlabs" for product "Puppet"				>= 3.4.0 < 3.4.1 Search vendor "Puppetlabs" for product "Puppet" and version " >= 3.4.0 < 3.4.1"		-		Affected
Puppet Search vendor "Puppet"		Puppet Enterprise Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise"				>= 2.0.0 < 2.8.4 Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise" and version " >= 2.0.0 < 2.8.4"		-		Affected
Puppet Search vendor "Puppet"		Puppet Enterprise Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise"				>= 3.1 < 3.1.1 Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise" and version " >= 3.1 < 3.1.1"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				6.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				7.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				12.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.10"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				13.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "13.04"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				13.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "13.10"		-		Affected