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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.

Published

2012-08-06T16:55:05.133

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.6 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-287

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	puppet	puppet_enterprise	< 2.5.2	Yes
Application	puppetlabs	puppet	< 2.7.18	Yes

References

http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3408/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=839166 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/ab9150baa1b738467a33b01df1d90e076253fbbd Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3408/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=839166 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/ab9150baa1b738467a33b01df1d90e076253fbbd Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)