CVEvulnerability
CVE-2012-3408
2.6 LOW
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2012-08-06
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 2.6 LOW — AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• puppet puppet enterprise (< 2.5.2)
• puppetlabs puppet (< 2.7.18)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication weakness
References
- http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3408/ Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=839166 Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/ab9150baa1b738467a33b01df1d90e076253fbbd Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3408/ Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=839166 Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/ab9150baa1b738467a33b01df1d90e076253fbbd Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory