Puppetlabs puppet up to 2.7.17 authstore.rb improper authentication
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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Puppetlabs puppet (Service Management Software). This affects some unknown processing in the library lib/puppet/network/authstore.rb. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was presented 08/06/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-3408 since 06/14/2012. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 60144 (Fedora 17 : puppet-2.7.18-1.fc17 (2012-10891)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.
Upgrading to version 2.7.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (77287) and Tenable (60144).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6
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Exploiting
Class: Improper authenticationCWE: CWE-287
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 60144
Nessus Name: Fedora 17 : puppet-2.7.18-1.fc17 (2012-10891)
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OpenVAS ID: 864570
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for puppet FEDORA-2012-10891
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: puppet 2.7.0
Patch: github.com
Timeline
06/08/2012 🔍06/14/2012 🔍
07/30/2012 🔍
07/30/2012 🔍
08/06/2012 🔍
08/06/2012 🔍
07/29/2013 🔍
03/23/2015 🔍
12/07/2021 🔍
Sources
Vendor: puppet.comAdvisory: ab9150baa1b738467a33b01df1d90e076253fbbd
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-3408 (🔍)
X-Force: 77287
Vulnerability Center: 40739 - Puppet Labs Puppet and Puppet Enterprise Remote Spoofing Vulnerability due to a Problem in lib/puppet/network/authstore.rb, Medium
SecurityFocus: 54737 - Puppet Certificate IP Address Host Impersonation Security Bypass Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 12/07/2021 09:29
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (61), 05/06/2017 20:03 (10), 12/07/2021 09:25 (4), 12/07/2021 09:29 (1)
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