cve/2011/CVE-2011-3871.md

### [CVE-2011-3871](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-3871)
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### Description

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.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-2
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3871

#### Github
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