6.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2012-1053
Puppet SUIDManager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

The change_user method in the SUIDManager (lib/puppet/util/suidmanager.rb) in Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.14 and 2.7.x before 2.7.11, and Puppet Enterprise (PE) Users 1.0, 1.1, 1.2.x, 2.0.x before 2.0.3 does not properly manage group privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors related to (1) the change_user not dropping supplementary groups in certain conditions, (2) changes to the eguid without associated changes to the egid, or (3) the addition of the real gid to supplementary groups.

INFO

Published Date :

May 29, 2012, 8:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 11, 2019, 3:09 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-1053 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Puppet puppet_enterprise
2 Puppet puppet
1 Puppetlabs puppet
2 Puppetlabs puppet_enterprise_users

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-1053 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-1053 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise_users:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise_users:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise_users:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise_users:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise_users:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise_users:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise_users:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise_users:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise_users:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/73445 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73445 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 30, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-1053 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-1053 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.08236

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability