8.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-5716
Puppet Enterprise Console Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

The console in Puppet Enterprise 2015.x and 2016.x prior to 2016.4.0 includes unsafe string reads that potentially allows for remote code execution on the console node.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 9, 2017, 2:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 10, 2019, 3:40 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-5716 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
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-2016-5716.

URL Resource
https://puppet.com/security/cve/pe-console-oct-2016 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-5716 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:2016.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2016.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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_enterprise:2016.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2016.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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_enterprise:2016.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2016.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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_enterprise:2016.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2016.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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_enterprise:2015.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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_enterprise:2015.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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_enterprise:2015.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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_enterprise:2015.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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_enterprise:2015.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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_enterprise:2015.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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_enterprise:2015.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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_enterprise:2015.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://puppet.com/security/cve/pe-console-oct-2016 No Types Assigned https://puppet.com/security/cve/pe-console-oct-2016 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-134
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise:2015.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise:2015.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise:2015.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise:2015.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise:2015.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise:2015.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise:2015.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise:2015.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise:2016.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise:2016.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise:2016.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise:2016.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2016-5716 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-2016-5716 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.37 }} 0.04%

score

0.71904

percentile

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