Remote Code Execution Affecting puppet package, versions >=2.6.0, <2.6.18 >=2.7.0, <2.7.21 >=3.0.0, <3.1.1


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.78% (81st percentile)
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NVD
5.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RUBY-PUPPET-20321
  • published 28 Feb 2017
  • disclosed 12 Mar 2013
  • credit Puppet Labs

How to fix?

Upgrade puppet to version 2.6.18, 2.7.21, 3.1.1 or higher.

Overview

puppet is an automated configuration management tool. Affected versions of the package are vulnerable to Security Bypass vis SSL Protocol Downgrade to SSLv2. A client negotiating a connection could downgrade the master's SSL protocol to SSLv2.

Notes:

  • This issue only affects systems running older versions (pre 1.0.0) of openSSL.