CVE-2017-2296

In Puppet Enterprise 2017.1.x and 2017.2.1, using specially formatted strings with certain formatting characters as Classifier node group names or RBAC role display names causes errors, effectively causing a DOS to the service. This was resolved in Puppet Enterprise 2017.2.2.

Published: 2018-02-01 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-2296 is rated Moderate Risk (45.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.90%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-2296

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 2026-06-15 0.35% 0.90% +0.54%
2 2025-03-17 0.07% 0.35% +0.28%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.07% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-2296

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:N/I:N/A:H 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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-2296

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-2296

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2017-2296 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (puppet), 1 status rows across 1 suites (bullseye): resolved 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-2296

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-2296

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
puppet puppet_enterprise 2017.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2017.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
puppet puppet_enterprise 2017.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2017.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
puppet puppet_enterprise 2017.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2017.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-2296

cvelogic Threat Intelligence