CVE-2016-5714 (GCVE-0-2016-5714)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-10-18 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:07
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Puppet Enterprise 2015.3.3 and 2016.x before 2016.4.0, and Puppet Agent 1.3.6 through 1.7.0 allow remote attackers to bypass a host whitelist protection mechanism and execute arbitrary code on Puppet nodes via vectors related to command validation, aka "Puppet Execution Protocol (PXP) Command Whitelist Validation Vulnerability."
Severity
7.2 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://puppet.com/security/cve/pxp-agent-oct-2016 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-12 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/597684 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2016-5714 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2016-10-20 00:00
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