3.5
LOW
CVE-2012-1987
Puppet Remote Authentication Denial of Service
Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.15 and 2.7.x before 2.7.13, and Puppet Enterprise (PE) Users 1.0, 1.1, 1.2.x, 2.0.x, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 allows remote authenticated users with agent SSL keys to (1) cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a REST request to a stream that triggers a thread block, as demonstrated using CVE-2012-1986 and /dev/random; or (2) cause a denial of service (filesystem consumption) via crafted REST requests that use "a marshaled form of a Puppet::FileBucket::File object" to write to arbitrary file locations.

INFO

Published Date :

May 29, 2012, 8:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:38 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

6.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-1987 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Puppet puppet_enterprise
2 Puppet puppet
1 Puppetlabs puppet
2 Puppetlabs puppet_enterprise_users
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 4
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2012-1987.

URL Resource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079227.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079289.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080003.html
http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13552 Vendor Advisory
http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13553 Vendor Advisory
http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Release_Notes#2.6.15
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1987/ Vendor Advisory
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1987/hotfixes/
http://secunia.com/advisories/48743 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48748 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48789 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49136 Vendor Advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1419-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2451
http://www.osvdb.org/81308
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52975
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74794
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/14523305
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15087408
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079227.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079289.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080003.html
http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13552 Vendor Advisory
http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13553 Vendor Advisory
http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Release_Notes#2.6.15
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1987/ Vendor Advisory
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1987/hotfixes/
http://secunia.com/advisories/48743 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48748 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48789 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49136 Vendor Advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1419-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2451
http://www.osvdb.org/81308
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52975
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74794
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/14523305
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15087408

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-1987 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-1987 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise_users:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise_users:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise_users:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise_users:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise_users:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise_users:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise_users:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise_users:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise_users:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise_users:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/74794 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74794 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 30, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-1987 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-1987 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.24 }} 0.00%

score

0.83348

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
: