VDB-103136 · CVE-2017-2294 · OpenVAS 100935

Puppet Enterprise prior 2016.4.5/2017.2.1 MCollective Private Key Stored information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Puppet Enterprise. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component MCollective Private Key. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure (Stored). This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-2294. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Puppet Enterprise (Service Management Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component MCollective Private Key. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Stored). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Versions of Puppet Enterprise prior to 2016.4.5 or 2017.2.1 failed to mark MCollective server private keys as sensitive (a feature added in Puppet 4.6), so key values could be logged and stored in PuppetDB. These releases use the sensitive data type to ensure this won't happen anymore.

The bug was discovered 05/11/2017. The weakness was released 07/05/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at puppet.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-2294 since 12/01/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 55 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 2016.4.5 or 2017.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Stored
Class: Information disclosure / Stored
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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OpenVAS ID: 100935
OpenVAS Name: Puppet Enterprise Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Puppet Enterprise 2016.4.5/2017.2.1

Timelineinfo

12/01/2016 🔍
05/11/2017 +161 days 🔍
07/05/2017 +55 days 🔍
07/05/2017 +0 days 🔍
07/06/2017 +1 days 🔍
10/22/2019 +838 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: puppet.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-2294 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2294
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-103136

Entryinfo

Created: 07/06/2017 10:57
Updated: 10/22/2019 18:11
Changes: 07/06/2017 10:57 (63), 10/22/2019 18:11 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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