Debian DSA-2715-1 : puppet - code execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 67100

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that puppet, a centralized configuration management system, did not correctly handle YAML payloads. A remote attacker could use a specially crafted payload to execute arbitrary code on the puppet master.

Solution

Upgrade the puppet packages.

For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem will be fixed in version 2.6.2-5+squeeze8.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 2.7.18-5.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 67100

File Name: debian_DSA-2715.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 6/29/2013

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:puppet, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/26/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-3567

BID: 60664

DSA: 2715

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