CVE-2012-1053
The change_user method in the SUIDManager (lib/puppet/util/suidmanager.rb) in Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.14 and 2.7.x before 2.7.11, and Puppet Enterprise (PE) Users 1.0, 1.1, 1.2.x, 2.0.x before 2.0.3
02 Description
The change_user method in the SUIDManager (lib/puppet/util/suidmanager.rb) in Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.14 and 2.7.x before 2.7.11, and Puppet Enterprise (PE) Users 1.0, 1.1, 1.2.x, 2.0.x before 2.0.3
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
- 0.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 32.2% 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
- Moderate. 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
- 2012-05-29 20:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 18:45Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-02-13
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 576e2de42d9ca87a98b71e6b4a1da174fe4ab435646ebb6e74abf2d09602327f
05 Affected products
06 References
- secunia.com48157http://secunia.com/advisories/48157
- projects.puppetlabs.comhttp://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Release_Notes#2.6.14
- secunia.com48166http://secunia.com/advisories/48166
- projects.puppetlabs.comhttp://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/12458
- puppetlabs.comhttp://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1053/
- projects.puppetlabs.comhttp://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/12459
- ubuntu.comUSN-1372-1http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1372-1
- secunia.com48290http://secunia.com/advisories/48290
- www.osvdb.org79495http://www.osvdb.org/79495
- secunia.com48161http://secunia.com/advisories/48161
- projects.puppetlabs.comhttp://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/12457
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2012:0325http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00003.html
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.compuppet-forked-priv-escalation(73445)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73445
- www.securityfocus.com52158http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52158
- www.debian.orgDSA-2419http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2419
- hermes.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2012:0835https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15087408
07 Fixed in
Debian 11
- puppet Fixed in 2.7.11-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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