Puppet supports use of IP addresses in certnames without warning of potential risks

CVE-2012-3408 → View on GitHub ↗ View on CVE.org ↗ View on NVD ↗

Description

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.

Basic information

Type: reviewed
Severity: low
Advisory on GitHub: Open advisory ↗
Repository advisory: —
Source code: Browse source ↗
Published (advisory): 2017-10-24 18:33:38 UTC
Updated: 2023-05-12 17:24:43 UTC
GitHub reviewed: 2020-06-16 21:58:51 UTC
NVD published: 2012-08-06

EPSS Score

Score	Percentile
0.26%	48.91%

CVSS Scores

No CVSS scores in this advisory.

Identifiers

Type	Value
GHSA	GHSA-vxf6-w9mp-95hm ↗
CVE	CVE-2012-3408 ↗

CWEs

CWE id	Name
CWE-287	Improper Authentication

Affected packages (1)

Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	First patched	Vulnerable functions
rubygems	puppet	< 2.7.18	2.7.18	—

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence