CVE-2013-4969

Description

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.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory puppetlabs.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2831 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/56254 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/56253 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4969 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2077-1 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4969?
CVE-2013-4969 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-4969?
To fix CVE-2013-4969, 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-2013-4969 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-4969 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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