CVE-2012-1054

Description

Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.14 and 2.7.x before 2.7.11, and Puppet Enterprise (PE) Users 1.0, 1.1, 1.2.x, 2.0.x before 2.0.3, when managing a user login file with the k5login resource type, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on .k5login.

Category

4.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/48157 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Release_Notes#2.6.14
http://secunia.com/advisories/48166 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/12460 vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/79496 vdb entry
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1054/ vendor advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1372-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48290 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48161 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52158 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2419 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73446 vdb entry
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15087408 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1054?
CVE-2012-1054 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1054?
To fix CVE-2012-1054, 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-2012-1054 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-1054 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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