Puppet Labs MCollective aes_security Plugin Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	69235
Class:	Race Condition Error
CVE:	CVE-2014-3251
Remote:	No
Local:	Yes
Published:	Jul 15 2014 12:00AM
Updated:	Mar 19 2015 08:10AM
Credit:	Mark Chappell
Vulnerable:	Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable:

Puppet Labs MCollective aes_security Plugin Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability

Puppet Labs MCollective aes_security plugin is prone to a security-bypass vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to bypass certain security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to an affected application.

Versions prior to MCollective 2.5.3 are vulnerable.

Puppet Labs MCollective aes_security Plugin Certificate Validation Security Bypass 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].

Puppet Labs MCollective aes_security Plugin Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability

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

Puppet Labs MCollective aes_security Plugin Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability

References:

• Puppet Homepage (Puppet Labs)