2.6
LOW
CVE-2012-3408
Puppet Agent IP Spoofing Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 6, 2012, 4:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 24, 2022, 4:46 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

4.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-3408 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
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-2012-3408.

URL Resource
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3408/ Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=839166 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/ab9150baa1b738467a33b01df1d90e076253fbbd Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-3408 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-3408 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]

    Jan. 24, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 2.5.2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 2.5.2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/ab9150baa1b738467a33b01df1d90e076253fbbd Exploit, Patch https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/ab9150baa1b738467a33b01df1d90e076253fbbd Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=839166 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=839166 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:*:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.5.1 *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.7.17 OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.5.2 *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.7.18
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 07, 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-2012-3408 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

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

0.34 }} 0.00%

score

0.66910

percentile

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