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CVE-2012-1987

3.5 · LOW

Unspecified vulnerability in Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.15 and 2.7.x before 2.7.13, and Puppet Enterprise (PE) Users 1.0, 1.1, 1.2.x, 2.0.x, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 allows remote authenticated users wi…

Published May 29, 2012puppetEPSS 2.52%

Overview

CVE-2012-1987 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting puppet puppet. It was published on May 29, 2012 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.5 (LOW).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.5, rated LOW. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

Unspecified vulnerability in Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.15 and 2.7.x before 2.7.13, and Puppet Enterprise (PE) Users 1.0, 1.1, 1.2.x, 2.0.x, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 allows remote authenticated users with agent SSL keys to (1) cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a REST request to a stream that triggers a thread block, as demonstrated using CVE-2012-1986 and /dev/random; or (2) cause a denial of service (filesystem consumption) via crafted REST requests that use "a marshaled form of a Puppet::FileBucket::File object" to write to arbitrary file locations.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from puppet. Update puppet to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
puppetpuppet>= 2.6.0, < 2.6.15Affected
puppetpuppet_enterprise>= 1.0, < 2.5.1Affected

References

Reflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079227.htmlReflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079289.htmlReflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080003.htmlRefprojects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13552Refprojects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13553Refprojects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Release_Notes#2.6.15Refpuppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1987/Refpuppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1987/hotfixes/Refsecunia.com/advisories/48743Refsecunia.com/advisories/48748

How CyberStrike helps

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-1987?

CVE-2012-1987 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting puppet puppet. It was published on May 29, 2012 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.5 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2012-1987?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.5, rated LOW. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2012-1987?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from puppet. Update puppet to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2012-1987?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2012-1987 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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