CVE-2011-3870

Public on 2011-10-27
Modified on 2014-09-14
Description
Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, and 0.25.x allows local users to modify the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the SSH authorized_keys file.
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
6.0
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 puppet 2011-10-31 ALAS-2011-11 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv2 6.0 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD CVSSv2 6.3 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2011-3870 Mitre: CVE-2011-3870