CVE-2014-3250

The default vhost configuration file in Puppet before 3.6.2 does not include the SSLCARevocationCheck directive, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a revoked certificate when a Puppet master runs with Apache 2.4.

Published: 2017-12-11 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-3250 is rated Moderate Risk (43.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.26%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-3250

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-07-13 0.19% 0.26% +0.07%
2 2025-07-12 0.06% 0.19% +0.12%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.06% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-3250

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-3250

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-3250

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2014-3250 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (puppet), 1 status rows across 1 suites (bullseye): resolved 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3250
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3250
ubuntu low CVE-2014-3250 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (puppet), 8 status rows across 8 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 6, ignored 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3250

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-3250

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
puppet puppet < 3.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux — cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-3250

URL Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1101347 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3250 Vendor Advisory
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