SB2017051216 - Remote code execution in Puppet Server
Published: May 12, 2017 Updated: June 1, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017051216
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-2017-2295)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.The vulnerability exists due to the application performs YAML deserialization in an unsafe manner. A remote attacker can send to server specially crafted serialized data and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.