Puppetlabs Puppet up to 2.6.17 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Puppetlabs Puppet. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-2274. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Puppetlabs Puppet (Service Management Software). Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.18 and Puppet Enterprise 1.2.x before 1.2.7 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code on the puppet master, or an agent with puppet kick enabled, via a crafted request for a report.

The weakness was published 03/20/2013 (Website). The advisory is available at puppetlabs.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-2274 since 02/26/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69740 (Amazon Linux AMI : puppet (ALAS-2013-181)), 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 166145 (SUSE Security Update for Puppet (openSUSE-SU-2013:0641-1)).

Upgrading to version 2.6.10 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (82751), Tenable (69740), SecurityFocus (BID 58447†), Secunia (SA52596†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-38882†). Similar entries are available at VDB-11816, VDB-63811, VDB-63809 and VDB-63808. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 69740
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : puppet (ALAS-2013-181)
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OpenVAS ID: 892643
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2643-1 (puppet - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Puppet 2.6.10

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: puppet.com

Advisory: dsa-2643
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-2274 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-2274
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63810

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X-Force: 82751
SecurityFocus: 58447 - Puppet CVE-2013-2274 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 52596 - Puppet Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 38882 - Puppet and Puppet Enterprise Allows Remote Code Execution via a Crafted Report Request, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22 PM
Updated: 01/01/2022 01:33 PM
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 PM (69), 04/26/2017 05:41 PM (7), 01/01/2022 01:22 PM (3), 01/01/2022 01:27 PM (1), 01/01/2022 01:33 PM (1)
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