CVE-2016-2786

The pxp-agent component in Puppet Enterprise 2015.3.x before 2015.3.3 and Puppet Agent 1.3.x before 1.3.6 does not properly validate server certificates, which might allow remote attackers to spoof brokers and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted certificate.

CVSS v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2786	Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-02	Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_agent:1.3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_agent:1.3.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_agent:1.3.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_agent:1.3.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_agent:1.3.5:::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.3.2:::::::*

Information

Published : 2016-06-10 08:59

Updated : 2022-01-24 08:46

NVD link : CVE-2016-2786

Mitre link : CVE-2016-2786

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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Products Affected

puppet

puppet_enterprise
puppet_agent

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