{"id":"CVE-2011-3871","aliases":["GHSA-mpmx-gm5v-q789"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2011-3871","summary":"Puppet uses predictable filenames, allowing arbitrary file overwrite","details":"Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, and 0.25.x, when running in --edit mode, uses a predictable file name, which allows local users to run arbitrary Puppet code or trick a user into editing arbitrary files.","published":"2011-10-27T20:55:01Z","modified":"2026-04-10T03:42:00.187053Z","cvss":null,"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","name":"puppet","fixedVersion":"2.7.5"},{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","name":"puppet","fixedVersion":"2.6.11"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/46458"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2314"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-2"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-announce/browse_thread/thread/91e3b46d2328a1cb"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068053.html"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068061.html"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068093.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3871"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-04-10T03:42:00.187053Z"}}