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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…

Low3.3EPSS 0.35%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
mitre

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2012-1906, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0Low3.3AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.35% · top 71% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.3.

Weakness

Affected products

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Affected packages

From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.

References (9)

Sources

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Record last updated .