CVE-2012-1988
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.15 and 2.7.x before 2.7.13, and Puppet Enterprise (PE) Users 1.0, 1.1, 1.2.x, 2.0.x, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 allows remote authenticated users with agent SSL keys and file-creation permissions on the puppet master to execute arbitrary commands by creating a file whose full pathname contains shell metacharacters, then performing a filebucket request.
Find out more about CVE-2012-1988 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 4.6 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat CloudForms System Engine 1 (puppet) | RHSA-2012:1542 | 2012-12-04 |
| Red Hat CloudForms Cloud Engine 1 (puppet) | RHSA-2012:1542 | 2012-12-04 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1 | puppet | Will not fix |
| Red Hat CloudForms Tools 1 | puppet | Will not fix |
Acknowledgements
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