Puppet Enterprise Session Handling Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

BID:61859

Info

Puppet Enterprise Session Handling Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 61859
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2013-4958
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Aug 15 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 08:33AM
Credit: Puppet Labs
Vulnerable: Puppetlabs Puppet Enterprise 3.0
Puppetlabs Puppet Enterprise 2.8.3
Puppetlabs Puppet Enterprise 2.8.2
Puppetlabs Puppet Enterprise 2.7.2
Puppetlabs Puppet Enterprise 2.7.1
Puppetlabs Puppet Enterprise 2.7
Puppetlabs Puppet Enterprise 2.5.2
Puppetlabs Puppet Enterprise 2.5.1
Puppetlabs Puppet Enterprise 2.0.3
Puppetlabs Puppet Enterprise 2.0.2
Puppetlabs Puppet Enterprise 1.2.7
Puppetlabs Puppet Enterprise 2.8.0
Puppetlabs Puppet Enterprise 2.6
Puppetlabs Puppet Enterprise 1.2
Puppetlabs Puppet Enterprise 1.1
Puppetlabs Puppet Enterprise 1.0
Puppetlabs Puppet Enterprise 2.0
Not Vulnerable: Puppetlabs Puppet Enterprise 3.0.1

Exploit / POC

Puppet Enterprise Session Handling Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

An attacker with physical access to an affected computer can exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

Puppet Enterprise Session Handling Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

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