CVE-2016-5716

N/A

Published: August 9, 2017 at 02:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:49 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorPuppet Enterprise

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 2%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Puppet Enterprise · Puppet

95%

v < 2016.4.02015.2.0 2015.2.1 2015.2.2 2015.2.3 2015.3.0 2015.3.1 2015.3.2 2015.3.3 2016.1.1 2016.1.2 2016.2.0 2016.2.1

Affected range stops below 2016.4.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://puppet.com/security/cve/pe-console-oct-2016

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://puppet.com/security/cve/pe-console-oct-2016

CVSS

6.5MEDIUM[email protected]

Confidentiality: PARTIAL
Integrity: PARTIAL
Availability: PARTIAL

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-134

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