CVE-2010-0156

Description

Puppet 0.24.x before 0.24.9 and 0.25.x before 0.25.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/daemonout, (2) /tmp/puppetdoc.txt, (3) /tmp/puppetdoc.tex, or (4) /tmp/puppetdoc.aux temporary file.

Category

3.3
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/38766 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502881 patch
http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-announce/browse_thread/thread/4401823f6cbf6087 mailing list patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-announce/browse_thread/thread/73cd1b2896d986c2 mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/036083.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/036166.html vendor advisory
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2010-0156

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0156?
CVE-2010-0156 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0156?
To fix CVE-2010-0156, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-0156 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-0156 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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