CVE-2012-3408
N/A
Published: August 6, 2012 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:43 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsPuppet EnterprisePuppet
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 2.5.2
Affected range stops below 2.5.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 2.7.18
Affected range stops below 2.7.18, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3408/x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=839166x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/ab9150baa1b738467a33b01df1d90e076253fbbdQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-287
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