CVE-2012-3408
lowpriority · track · 11EPSS 0.016 · 76 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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affected products (4)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-vxf6-w9mp-95hmPuppet supports use of IP addresses in certnames without warning of potential risks2017-10-24ghsa · osvUS
`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.
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references (10)
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- http://puppetlabs.com/mcollective/introduction/Patchcnnvd
- http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3408/cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=839166cnnvd
- https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/ab9150baa1b738467a33b01df1d90e076253fbbdcnnvd
- http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3408/enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=839166enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/ab9150baa1b738467a33b01df1d90e076253fbbdenisa_euvd
- http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3408/Vendor Advisorynvd
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