#VU62793 Resource management error in Puppet Agent and Puppet Enterprise - CVE-2021-27025
Published: May 4, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU62793
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27025
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Puppet Agent
Puppet Enterprise
Puppet Agent
Puppet Enterprise
Software vendor:
Puppet Labs
Puppet Labs
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the application silently ignore Augeas settings prior to the first pluginsync. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.