4.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2012-1054
Puppet Kerberos Login File Symlink Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

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, when managing a user login file with the k5login resource type, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on .k5login.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

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

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-1054 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
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 4
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2012-1054.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00003.html
http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/12460 Vendor Advisory
http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Release_Notes#2.6.14
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1054/ Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48157 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48161 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48166 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48290 Vendor Advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1372-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2419
http://www.osvdb.org/79496
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52158
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73446
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15087408

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-1054 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-1054 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/73446 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73446 [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-2012-1054 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-2012-1054 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
: