SB2017060612 - Ubuntu update for puppet
Published: June 6, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017060612
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Untrusted search path (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3248)
CWE-ID: CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path
CVSSv4:
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to untrusted search path when handling malicious file. A local attacker can use a Trojan horse file to gain root privileges and possibly execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
2) Deserialization of untrusted data (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2295)
CWE-ID: CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
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.