CVE-2012-1906

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 uses predictable file names when installing Mac OS X packages from a remote source, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files or install arbitrary packages via a symlink attack on a temporary file in /tmp.

• CWE-264

• http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13260Vendor Advisory
• http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1906/Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48743Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48748Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48789Vendor Advisory
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1419-1
• http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2451
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52975
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74793
• http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13260Vendor Advisory
• http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1906/Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48743Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48748Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48789Vendor Advisory
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1419-1
• http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2451
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52975
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74793

Published

May 29, 2012

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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