CVE-2012-3408
low
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 advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3408
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/ab9150baa1b738467a33b01df1d90e076253fbbd
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3408/
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.7.18-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| puppet | puppet_enterprise | {"endExcluding":"2.5.2"} | 2.5.2 |
| puppetlabs | puppet | {"endExcluding":"2.7.18"} | 2.7.18 |
References
- https://www.puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3408-agent-impersonation
- http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3408/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=839166
- https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/ab9150baa1b738467a33b01df1d90e076253fbbd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3408
- https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/puppet/CVE-2012-3408.yml
- http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3408
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3408
CWEs
CWE-287
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.