CVE-2013-4956

Puppet: Local Privilege Escalation/Arbitrary Code Execution

Published Aug 20, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 3.6 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Puppet Module Tool (PMT), as used in Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.23 and 3.2.x before 3.2.4, and Puppet Enterprise 2.8.x before 2.8.3 and 3.0.x before 3.0.1, installs modules with weak permissions if those permissions were used when the modules were originally built, which might allow local users to read or modify those modules depending on the original permissions.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2761-1 puppet security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-4800 Puppet Module Tool (PMT), as used in Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.23 and 3.2.x before 3.2.4, and Puppet Enterprise 2.8.x before 2.8.3 and 3.0.x before 3.0.1, installs modules with weak permissions if those permissions were used when the modules were originally built, which might allow local users to read or modify those modules depending on the original permissions.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1928-1 Puppet vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 4:59 PM
Reserved
Jul 29, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 20, 2013, 10:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:58 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 15, 2013, 12:00 AM