CVE-2011-3870

Published: Oct 27, 2011Modified: Apr 29, 2026

6.3

Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 9.2

Source: NVD

Description

Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, and 0.25.x allows local users to modify the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the SSH authorized_keys file.

Affected (23)

Products: Puppet: Puppet · Puppetlabs: Puppet

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

16 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Puppet Puppet	Version 2.6.0
Puppet Puppet	Version 2.6.10
Puppet Puppet	Version 2.6.1
Puppet Puppet	Version 2.6.2
Puppet Puppet	Version 2.6.3
Puppet Puppet	Version 2.6.4
Puppet Puppet	Version 2.6.5
Puppet Puppet	Version 2.6.6
Puppet Puppet	Version 2.6.7
Puppet Puppet	Version 2.6.8
Puppet Puppet	Version 2.6.9
Puppet Puppet	Version 2.7.2
Puppet Puppet	Version 2.7.3
Puppet Puppet	Version 2.7.4
Puppetlabs Puppet	Version 2.7.0
Puppetlabs Puppet	Version 2.7.1

Configuration B

7 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Puppet Puppet	Version 0.25.0
Puppet Puppet	Version 0.25.1
Puppet Puppet	Version 0.25.2
Puppet Puppet	Version 0.25.3
Puppet Puppet	Version 0.25.4
Puppet Puppet	Version 0.25.5
Puppet Puppet	Version 0.25.6

Related CWEs

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

References (18)

http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-announce/browse_thread/thread/91e3b46d2328a1cb

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068053.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068061.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068093.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://secunia.com/advisories/46458

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2314

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-2

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3870

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-announce/browse_thread/thread/91e3b46d2328a1cb

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068053.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068061.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068093.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

http://secunia.com/advisories/46458

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2314

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3870

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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