CVE-2011-3870
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.
02 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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 28.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2011-10-27 20:00Z15 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 23:53Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-09-29
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 6ab67bacd542b9ee1e08174379f1f306d9be659226c513ca68c3d37d39ee6e61
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2011-13633http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068061.html
- puppet.comhttps://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3870
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2011-13623http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068093.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-2314http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2314
- secunia.com46458http://secunia.com/advisories/46458
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2011-13636http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068053.html
- groups.google.comhttp://groups.google.com/group/puppet-announce/browse_thread/thread/91e3b46d2328a1cb
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1223-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-1
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1223-2http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-2
07 Fixed in
Debian 11
- puppet Fixed in 2.7.3-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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