CVE-2012-3408

lib/puppet/network/authstore.rb in Puppet before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, supports use of IP addresses in certnames without warning of potential risks, which might allow remote attackers to spoof an agent by acquiring a previously used IP address.

CVSS v2.0 2.6 LOW

2.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 4.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3408/	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=839166	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/ab9150baa1b738467a33b01df1d90e076253fbbd	Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet::::::::

History

24 Jan 2022, 16:46

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE	cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:::::enterprise:::*	cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise::::::::
First Time		Puppet puppet Enterprise Puppet

Information

Published : 2012-08-06 16:55

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:16

NVD link : CVE-2012-3408

Mitre link : CVE-2012-3408

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-3408

JSON object : View

Products Affected

puppet

puppet_enterprise

puppetlabs

puppet

CWE

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

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