CVE-2012-3408
Puppet supports use of IP addresses in certnames without warning of potential risks
EPSS 0.26%
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.
How to fix CVE-2012-3408
To remediate CVE-2012-3408, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/puppet—upgrade to 2.7.18-1 or later
- RubyGems/puppet—upgrade to 2.7.18 or later
Is CVE-2012-3408 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.7.18-1
- from 0, < 2.7.18