VDB-147226 · CVE-2018-11751 · GCVE-0-2018-11751

Puppet Agent up to 6.4.x SSL Certificate Valu SSL Connection certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Puppet Agent up to 6.4.x. This affects an unknown part of the component SSL Certificate Valu. Executing a manipulation as part of SSL Connection can lead to certificate validation. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-11751. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Puppet Agent up to 6.4.x (Service Management Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component SSL Certificate Valu. The manipulation as part of a SSL Connection leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Previous versions of Puppet Agent didn't verify the peer in the SSL connection prior to downloading the CRL. This issue is resolved in Puppet Agent 6.4.0.

The weakness was released 12/16/2019. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-11751 since 06/05/2018. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1587.003 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 6.4.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Service Management Software

Name

Puppet Agent

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 5.4
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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ATT&CK: 🔍

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
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Puppet Agent 6.4.0

Timelineinfo

06/05/2018 🔍
12/16/2019 +559 days 🔍
12/17/2019 +1 days 🔍
03/12/2024 +1547 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: puppet.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-11751 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-11751
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-147226

Entryinfo

Created: 12/17/2019 07:09
Updated: 03/12/2024 10:05
Changes: 12/17/2019 07:09 (38), 12/17/2019 07:14 (18), 03/12/2024 10:05 (4)
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