CVE-2012-3408

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-287 Authentication Issues

Publication date:

06/08/2012

Last modified:

11/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 2.60 LOW
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None