CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.2 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability has been found in Puppet Enterprise up to 2015.x/2016.3 (Service Management Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Console. The manipulation as part of a String leads to a format string vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
The console in Puppet Enterprise 2015.x and 2016.x prior to 2016.4.0 includes unsafe string reads that potentially allows for remote code execution on the console node.
The bug was discovered 10/20/2016. The weakness was released 08/09/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at puppet.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-5716 since 06/16/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 293 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
Upgrading to version 2016.4.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
Product
Type
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
VulDB Vector: 🔍
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 8.8
NVD Vector: 🔍
CVSSv2
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VulDB Base Score: 🔍
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
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Exploiting
Class: Format stringCWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍
Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: Puppet Enterprise 2016.4.0
Timeline
06/16/2016 🔍10/20/2016 🔍
08/09/2017 🔍
08/09/2017 🔍
08/10/2017 🔍
11/05/2019 🔍
Sources
Advisory: puppet.comStatus: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2016-5716 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 08/10/2017 08:35Updated: 11/05/2019 19:35
Changes: 08/10/2017 08:35 (59), 11/05/2019 19:35 (2)
Complete: 🔍
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