CVE-2012-3866

Public Exploit

Description

lib/puppet/defaults.rb in Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, uses 0644 permissions for last_run_report.yaml, which allows local users to obtain sensitive configuration information by leveraging access to the puppet master server to read this file.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory puppetlabs.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/fd44bf5e6d0d360f6a493d663b653c121fa83c3f patch exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2511 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1506-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50014 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-07/msg00036.html vendor advisory
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3866/ vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=839135

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3866?
CVE-2012-3866 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-3866?
To fix CVE-2012-3866, 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-2012-3866 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-3866 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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