SB2017051110 - Remote code execution in Puppet MCollective
Published: May 11, 2017 Updated: September 5, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017051110
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Deserialization of untrusted data (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2292)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.The weakness exists due to deserialization of YAML from agents without calling safe_load. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the server.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.