CVE-2014-7170

low

Published 2014-12-17 · Modified 2026-05-06

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

1.9

VIR risk

1.9

Description

Race condition in Puppet Server 0.2.0 allows local users to obtain sensitive information by accessing it in between package installation or upgrade and the start of the service.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-7170

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2014-7170

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bookworm	fixed	`0`
debian	sid	fixed	`0`
debian	trixie	fixed	`0`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
puppet	puppet_server	`0.2.0`

References

http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2014-7170
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-7170

CWEs

CWE-362

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