What is the severity of CVE-2013-4969?

CVE-2013-4969 has a moderate severity due to the potential for local users to exploit symlink attacks.

How do I fix CVE-2013-4969?

To fix CVE-2013-4969, upgrade Puppet to version 3.3.3 or later, or 3.4.1 or later for 3.4.x versions.

Which versions of Puppet are affected by CVE-2013-4969?

Puppet versions before 3.3.3, 3.4 before 3.4.1, Puppet Enterprise before 2.8.4, and 3.1 before 3.1.1 are affected by CVE-2013-4969.

Is CVE-2013-4969 a remote vulnerability?

No, CVE-2013-4969 is a local vulnerability allowing exploitation by local users only.

What types of systems are impacted by CVE-2013-4969?

CVE-2013-4969 impacts systems running affected versions of Puppet or Puppet Enterprise on various Linux distributions.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2013-4969

low

2.1

CWE

7/1/2014

6/8/2024

CVE-2013-4969

First published: Tue Jan 07 2014(Updated: )

Puppet before 3.3.3 and 3.4 before 3.4.1 and Puppet Enterprise (PE) before 2.8.4 and 3.1 before 3.1.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unspecified files.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Puppet	>=3.0.0<=3.3.2
Puppet	>=3.4.0<3.4.1
Puppet Enterprise	>=2.0.0<2.8.4
Puppet Enterprise	>=3.1<3.1.1
Debian	=6.0
Debian	=7.0
Debian	=8.0
Ubuntu	=12.04
Ubuntu	=12.10
Ubuntu	=13.04
Ubuntu	=13.10

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4969?
CVE-2013-4969 has a moderate severity due to the potential for local users to exploit symlink attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4969?
To fix CVE-2013-4969, upgrade Puppet to version 3.3.3 or later, or 3.4.1 or later for 3.4.x versions.
Which versions of Puppet are affected by CVE-2013-4969?
Puppet versions before 3.3.3, 3.4 before 3.4.1, Puppet Enterprise before 2.8.4, and 3.1 before 3.1.1 are affected by CVE-2013-4969.
Is CVE-2013-4969 a remote vulnerability?
No, CVE-2013-4969 is a local vulnerability allowing exploitation by local users only.
What types of systems are impacted by CVE-2013-4969?
CVE-2013-4969 impacts systems running affected versions of Puppet or Puppet Enterprise on various Linux distributions.

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