puppet-tripleo up to 5.4.x/6.1.x IPtables Rules Management access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in puppet-tripleo up to 5.4.x/6.1.x. This impacts an unknown function of the component IPtables Rules Management. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-9599. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in puppet-tripleo up to 5.4.x/6.1.x (Service Management Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component IPtables Rules Management. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

puppet-tripleo before versions 5.5.0, 6.2.0 is vulnerable to an access-control flaw in the IPtables rules management, which allowed the creation of TCP/UDP rules with empty port values. If SSL is enabled, a malicious user could use these open ports to gain access to unauthorized resources.

The bug was discovered 01/05/2017. The weakness was presented 04/24/2018 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-9599 since 11/23/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 473 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 5.5.0 or 6.2.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: puppet-tripleo 5.5.0/6.2.0

Timelineinfo

11/23/2016 🔍
01/05/2017 +43 days 🔍
04/23/2018 +472 days 🔍
04/24/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/24/2018 +0 days 🔍
03/03/2023 +1774 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2017:0025
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-9599 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9599
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-116983

Entryinfo

Created: 04/24/2018 10:21
Updated: 03/03/2023 19:24
Changes: 04/24/2018 10:21 (59), 01/30/2020 17:07 (2), 03/03/2023 19:16 (4), 03/03/2023 19:24 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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