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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVE-2012-3866

Low
2.1/10

Summary

The file "lib/puppet/defaults.rb" in Puppet 2.7.x prior to 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise prior to 2.5.2, uses 0644 permissions for "last_run_report.yaml", which allows local users to obtain sensitive configuration information by leveraging access to the puppet master server to read this file.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • NONE

CWE-264 - Permissions Privileges and Access Controls

CWE 264 (permissions, privileges, and access controls) is not a weakness in and of itself, rather it is a category of weaknesses related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features used to perform access control. If not addressed, the weaknesses in this category allow attackers to gain privileges for an unintended sphere of control, access sensitive information, and execute arbitrary commands.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published