CVE-2012-3408

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-3408
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-08-06 16:55:05 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionlib/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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.6 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-287 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Puppet Puppet Enterprise All All All All
Application Puppetlabs Puppet All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Deprecate IP-based authentication · puppetlabs/puppet@ab9150b · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Bug 839166 – CVE-2012-3408 puppet: possible host impersonation when using certificates issues for IP address af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
CVE-2012-3408 | Puppet Labs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 puppetlabs.com Vendor Advisory
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