Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | Puppet vulnerabilities |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-917-1 | First vendor Publication | 2010-03-24 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2010-03-24 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 4.7 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.9 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.4 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 9.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 9.10: In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. Details follow: It was discovered that Puppet did not drop supplementary groups when being run as a different user. A local user may be able to use this flaw to bypass security restrictions and gain access to restricted files. (CVE-2009-3564) It was discovered that Puppet did not correctly handle temporary files. A local user can exploit this flaw to bypass security restrictions and overwrite arbitrary files. (CVE-2010-0156) |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-917-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 50 % | CWE-264 | Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls |
| 50 % | CWE-59 | Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13279 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13279 | ||
| Title: | USN-917-1 -- puppet vulnerabilities | ||
| Description: | It was discovered that Puppet did not drop supplementary groups when being run as a different user. A local user may be able to use this flaw to bypass security restrictions and gain access to restricted files. It was discovered that Puppet did not correctly handle temporary files. A local user can exploit this flaw to bypass security restrictions and overwrite arbitrary files | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-917-1 CVE-2009-3564 CVE-2010-0156 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 9.10 | Product(s): | puppet |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2012-03-12 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201203-03 (puppet) File : nvt/glsa_201203_03.nasl |
| 2010-03-31 | Name : Ubuntu Update for puppet vulnerabilities USN-917-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_917_1.nasl |
| 2010-03-05 | Name : Fedora Update for puppet FEDORA-2010-1079 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2010_1079_puppet_fc11.nasl |
| 2010-03-05 | Name : Fedora Update for puppet FEDORA-2010-1372 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2010_1372_puppet_fc12.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 62752 | Puppet Multiple Temporary File Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite Puppet contains a flaw that may allow a malicious local user to overwrite arbitrary files on the system. The issue is due to the program using temporary files insecurely. It is possible for an attacker to use a symlink attack to overwrite arbitrary files. |
| 58657 | Puppet puppetmasterd Supplementary Group Permission Retention Weakness |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2012-03-06 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201203-03.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-12-02 | Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_11_puppet-100310.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-07-01 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2010-1079.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-07-01 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2010-1372.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-06-02 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_1_puppet-100305.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-06-02 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_2_puppet-100305.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-03-25 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-917-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 12:06:40 |
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