Puppet Enterprise 2.8.x / 3.2.x Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 77281

Synopsis

A web application on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the Puppet Enterprise application installed on the remote host is version 2.8.x or 3.2.x. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

- An error exists in the 'do_ssl3_write' function that permits a NULL pointer to be dereferenced, which could allow denial of service attacks. Note that this issue is exploitable only if SSL_MODE_RELEASE_BUFFERS is enabled. (CVE-2014-0198)

- An error exists in the processing of ChangeCipherSpec messages that allows the usage of weak keying material.
This permits simplified man-in-the-middle attacks to be done. (CVE-2014-0224)

- The MCollective 'aes_security' plugin does not properly validate new server certificates. This allows a local attacker to spoof a valid MCollective connection. Note that this plugin is not enabled by default.
(CVE-2014-3251)

Solution

Upgrade to Puppet Enterprise 3.3.0 or later.

In the case of the 2.8.x branch, please contact the vendor for guidance.

See Also

https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2014-0198

https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2014-0224

https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2014-3251

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 77281

File Name: puppet_enterprise_330.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 8/20/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-0224

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:puppetlabs:puppet

Required KB Items: puppet/rest_port

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 7/15/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/15/2014

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0198, CVE-2014-0224, CVE-2014-3251

BID: 67193, 67899, 69235