Vulnerability in Puppet Enterprise
CVE-2018-6508
Puppet Enterprise 2017.3.x prior to 2017.3.3 are vulnerable to a remote execution bug when a specially crafted string was passed into the facter_task or puppet_conf tasks. This vulnerability only affects tasks in the affected modules, if you are not using puppet tasks you are not affected by this vulnerability.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (79.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 79.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Puppet Enterprise — versions 2017.3.x prior to 2017.3.4
- Puppet Enterprise
- Puppet Puppetlabs/apache — versions prior to 2.3.1
- Puppet Puppetlabs/apt — versions prior to 4.5.1
- Puppet Puppetlabs/facter Task — versions prior to 0.1.5
- Puppet Puppetlabs/mysql — versions prior to 5.2.1
- Puppet Puppetlabs/puppet Conf — versions prior to 0.1.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6508 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/103020 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-6508?
- CVE-2018-6508 is a high-severity vulnerability in Puppet Enterprise, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2018-02-09.
- How severe is CVE-2018-6508?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.