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CVE-2013-4969

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Published: Jan 7, 2014Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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2.1
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (11)

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Puppetlabs: Puppet · Puppet: Puppet Enterprise · Debian: Debian Linux · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux
Puppetlabs
1 product
Puppet
Puppet
1 product
Puppet Enterprise
Debian
1 product
Debian Linux
Canonical
1 product
Ubuntu Linux
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Puppetlabs
Puppet
From 3.0.0 to 3.3.2
Puppet
From 3.4.0 to 3.4.1
Configuration B
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Puppet
Puppet Enterprise
From 2.0.0 to 2.8.4
Puppet Enterprise
From 3.1 to 3.1.1
Configuration C
3 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Debian
Debian Linux
Version 6.0
Debian Linux
Version 7.0
Debian Linux
Version 8.0
Configuration D
4 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Canonical
Ubuntu Linux
Version 12.04
Ubuntu Linux
Version 12.10
Ubuntu Linux
Version 13.04
Ubuntu Linux
Version 13.10

Related CWEs

CWE-59
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 (10)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

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