4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2012-3867
Puppet Certificate Authority Embedded Code Injection
Description

lib/puppet/ssl/certificate_authority.rb in Puppet before 2.6.17 and 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, does not properly restrict the characters in the Common Name field of a Certificate Signing Request (CSR), which makes it easier for user-assisted remote attackers to trick administrators into signing a crafted agent certificate via ANSI control sequences.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

July 10, 2019, 6:02 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-3867 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 Suse linux_enterprise_server
2 Suse linux_enterprise_desktop
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Opensuse opensuse
1 Puppetlabs puppet
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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-2012-3867 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-3867 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. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:*:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.5.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.5.1
  • 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:2.7.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:2.7.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:2.7.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:2.7.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:2.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:2.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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:2.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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:2.7.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.5.1:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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:2.7.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:vmware:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 5 OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.5.1:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1506-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1506-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2511 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2511 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/dfedaa5fa841ccf335245a748b347b7c7c236640 Exploit, Patch https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/dfedaa5fa841ccf335245a748b347b7c7c236640 Issue Tracking, Exploit, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=839158 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=839158 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00006.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00006.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/f3419620b42080dad3b0be14470b20a972f13c50 Exploit, Patch https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/f3419620b42080dad3b0be14470b20a972f13c50 Issue Tracking, Exploit, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-07/msg00036.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-07/msg00036.html Third Party Advisory
  • 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-2012-3867 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-2012-3867 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.84 }} 0.13%

score

0.79660

percentile

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