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CVE-2013-4956

Published: Aug 20, 2013Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-264
NVD MITRE
3.6CVSSLOW
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 70.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Puppet Module Tool (PMT), as used in Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.23 and 3.2.x before 3.2.4, and Puppet Enterprise 2.8.x before 2.8.3 and 3.0.x before 3.0.1, installs modules with weak permissions if those permissions were used when the modules were originally built, which might allow local users to read or modify those modules depending on the original permissions.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

Gentoo LinuxGentoo Foundation Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
n/an/a
puppetpuppet
On-prem
Enterprise Software / erp
puppet enterprisepuppet
On-premDev Tool
DevTools & CI / ci-cd
puppetpuppetlabs
On-prem
DevTools & CI / build-test-tools
gentoo foundation inc.oss-projectUSOperating Systems
puppetcommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka puppet labs
puppetlabscommercialUSDevTools & CIaka puppet, facter

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-04.xml
security.gentoo.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2761
debian.org
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4956/
puppetlabs.com
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Timeline

Published
Aug 20, 2013
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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