{"id":"CVE-2012-1906","aliases":["GHSA-c4mc-49hq-q275"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2012-1906","summary":"Puppet uses predictable filenames, allowing arbitrary file overwrite","details":"Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.15 and 2.7.x before 2.7.13, and Puppet Enterprise (PE) Users 1.0, 1.1, 1.2.x, 2.0.x, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 uses predictable file names when installing Mac OS X packages from a remote source, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files or install arbitrary packages via a symlink attack on a temporary file in /tmp.","published":"2012-05-29T20:55:07Z","modified":"2026-04-10T03:42:16.988483Z","cvss":null,"epss":{"score":0.0035,"percentile":0.28279,"asOf":"2026-08-22"},"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","name":"puppet","fixedVersion":"2.6.15"},{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","name":"puppet","fixedVersion":"2.7.13"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13260"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1906/"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/48743"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/48748"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/48789"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2451"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1419-1"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52975"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74793"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-04-10T03:42:16.988483Z"}}