Puppetlabs Puppet up to 2.7.17 certificate_authority.rb access control
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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Puppetlabs Puppet (Service Management Software). This affects an unknown code block in the library lib/puppet/ssl/certificate_authority.rb. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:
lib/puppet/ssl/certificate_authority.rb in Puppet before 2.6.17 and 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, does not properly restrict the characters in the Common Name field of a Certificate Signing Request (CSR), which makes it easier for user-assisted remote attackers to trick administrators into signing a crafted agent certificate via ANSI control sequences.
The weakness was shared 08/06/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-3867 since 07/06/2012. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69625 (Amazon Linux AMI : puppet (ALAS-2012-135)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350612 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for puppet: ALAS-2012-135).
Upgrading to version 2.7.14 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (76847), Tenable (69625), SecurityFocus (BID 54399†), Secunia (SA50014†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35940†). The entries VDB-61478, VDB-61477 and VDB-61476 are related to this item.
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- 2.5.1
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.5
- 2.6.6
- 2.6.7
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.9
- 2.6.10
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.12
- 2.6.13
- 2.6.14
- 2.6.15
- 2.6.16
- 2.7.0
- 2.7.1
- 2.7.2
- 2.7.3
- 2.7.4
- 2.7.5
- 2.7.6
- 2.7.7
- 2.7.8
- 2.7.9
- 2.7.10
- 2.7.11
- 2.7.12
- 2.7.13
- 2.7.14
- 2.7.16
- 2.7.17
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 69625
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : puppet (ALAS-2012-135)
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OpenVAS ID: 71473
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2511-1 (puppet)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Puppet 2.7.14
Patch: github.com
Timeline
06/08/2012 🔍07/06/2012 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: puppet.comAdvisory: USN-1506-1
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-3867 (🔍)
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X-Force: 76847
SecurityFocus: 54399 - Puppet Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 50014 - SUSE update for puppet, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 35940 - Puppet and Puppet Enterprise Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability via ANSI Control Sequence, Medium
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Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 04:50 PMUpdated: 12/07/2021 09:48 AM
Changes: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM (64), 04/16/2017 10:36 AM (13), 12/07/2021 09:48 AM (5)
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