Puppet Serialized Attributes CVE-2013-1655 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

BID:58442

Info

Puppet Serialized Attributes CVE-2013-1655 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 58442
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2013-1655
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 13 2013 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:12PM
Credit: Puppet Labs
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS amd64
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware 11 SP2
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
Puppet Labs Puppet 2.7.13
Puppet Labs Puppet 2.7.11
Puppet Labs Puppet 2.7.10
Puppet Labs Puppet 2.7.5
Puppet Labs Puppet 2.7.4
Puppet Labs Puppet 2.6.15
Puppet Labs Puppet 2.6.14
Puppet Labs Puppet 2.6.13
Puppet Labs Puppet 2.6.11
Puppet Labs Puppet 2.6.10
Puppet Labs Puppet 2.6.4
Puppet Labs Puppet 2.6.3
Puppet Labs Puppet 2.6
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 6.0 s/390
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Puppet Serialized Attributes CVE-2013-1655 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Puppet is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability.

Successfully exploiting this issue will allow attackers to execute arbitrary code within the context of the application or cause denial-of-service conditions.

The issue is fixed in Puppet versions 2.7.21 and 3.1.1.

Exploit / POC

Puppet Serialized Attributes CVE-2013-1655 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Puppet Serialized Attributes CVE-2013-1655 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

Puppet Serialized Attributes CVE-2013-1655 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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