CVE-2012-3867
Medium
Description
lib/puppet/ssl/certificate_authority.rb in Puppet before 2.6.17 and 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, does not properly restrict the characters in the Common Name field of a Certificate Signing Request (CSR), which makes it easier for user-assisted remote attackers to trick administrators into signing a crafted agent certificate via ANSI control sequences.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.3
Exploit probability—
Product
Puppet
PublishedAug 6, 2012
First seenAug 6, 2012
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| puppet puppet | 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 2.6.4, 2.6.5, 2.6.6, 2.6.7, 2.6.8, 2.6.9, 2.6.10, 2.6.11, 2.6.12, 2.6.13, 2.6.14, 2.6.15, 2.7.2, 2.7.3, 2.7.4, 2.7.5, 2.7.6, 2.7.7, 2.7.8, 2.7.9, 2.7.10, 2.7.11, 2.7.12, 2.7.13, 2.7.14, 2.7.16, 2.7.17 | — |
| puppetlabs puppet | v ≤ 2.6.16, 2.7.0, 2.7.1 | — |
| debian debian_linux | 6.0 | — |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 10.04, 11.04, 11.10, 12.04 | — |
| opensuse opensuse | 11.4, 12.1 | — |
| suse linux_enterprise_desktop | 11 | — |
| suse linux_enterprise_server | 11 | — |
| puppet puppet_enterprise | v ≤ 2.5.1 | — |
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