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CVE-2012-3408

lib/puppet/network/authstore.rb in Puppet before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, supports use of IP addresse

lib/puppet/network/authstore.rb in Puppet before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, supports use of IP addresses in certnames without warning of potential risks, which might allow remote attackers to spoof an agent by acquiring a previously used IP address.

LOW · CVSS 2.6 EPSS 0.00257
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-287Improper Authentication
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Affected Products & Versions

2
puppet enterprise< 2.5.2
puppetlabs puppet< 2.7.18
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
RubyGems puppet LOW fixed in 2.7.18
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocgithub.com · ab9150baa1b738467a33b01df1d90e076253fbbdgithub.com
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Scoring & Timeline

2.6
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD06 Aug 2012 · 04:55 PM
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3408/Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=839166Third Party Advisory
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