VDB-110470 · CVE-2014-3250 · Bug 1101347

puppet up to 3.6.1 Configuration File Revoked Certificate certificate validation

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A vulnerability has been found in puppet up to 3.6.1 (Service Management Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Configuration File. The manipulation as part of a Revoked Certificate leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The default vhost configuration file in Puppet before 3.6.2 does not include the SSLCARevocationCheck directive, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a revoked certificate when a Puppet master runs with Apache 2.4.

The bug was discovered 06/10/2014. The weakness was published 12/12/2017 as Bug 1101347 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-3250 since 05/07/2014. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1587.003 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 20 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 76424 (SuSE 11.3 Security Update : puppet (SAT Patch Number 9472)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123075 (Solaris 11.2 Support Repository Update (SRU) 5.5.0 Missing).

Upgrading to version 3.6.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (76424). Similar entries are available at 12522, 67226, 67230 and 69739.

Productinfo

Type

Service Management Software

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puppet

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
ATT&CK: T1587.003

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 76424
Nessus Name: SuSE 11.3 Security Update : puppet (SAT Patch Number 9472)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: puppet 3.6.2

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05/07/2014 🔍
06/10/2014 +34 days 🔍
06/30/2014 +20 days 🔍
07/09/2014 +9 days 🔍
12/11/2017 +1251 days 🔍
12/12/2017 +1 days 🔍
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12/13/2019 +731 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 1101347
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-3250 (🔍)
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2017 07:54
Updated: 12/13/2019 16:45
Changes: 12/12/2017 07:54 (72), 12/13/2019 16:45 (3)
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