CVE-2017-2295

HIGH

Puppet < 4.10.1 - Remote Code Execution via Unsafe YAML Deserialization

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Versions of Puppet prior to 4.10.1 will deserialize data off the wire (from the agent to the server, in this case) with a attacker-specified format. This could be used to force YAML deserialization in an unsafe manner, which would lead to remote code execution. This change constrains the format of data on the wire to PSON or safely decoded YAML.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2295
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3862
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98582

Scores

CVSS v3 8.2
EPSS 0.0238
EPSS Percentile 81.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-502
Status published
Products (3)
debian/debian_linux 8.0
puppet/puppet < 4.10.0
Puppet/Puppet server Puppet prior to 4.10.1
Published Jul 05, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026