CVE-2012-3408

low
Published 2017-10-24 · Modified 2024-11-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
2.6
VIR risk
2.6

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3408

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/ab9150baa1b738467a33b01df1d90e076253fbbd

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3408/

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbullseyefixed2.7.18-1

Package impact

EcosystemPackageVulnerableFixed
ruby RubyGemspuppet<>= 2.7.18>= 2.7.18
ruby RubyGemspuppet<2.7.182.7.18

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
puppetpuppet_enterprise{"endExcluding":"2.5.2"}2.5.2
puppetlabspuppet{"endExcluding":"2.7.18"}2.7.18

References

CWEs

CWE-287

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.