#VU8099 Deserialization of untrusted data in MCollective - CVE-2017-2292
Published: September 5, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8099
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2292
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
MCollective
MCollective
Software vendor:
Puppet Labs
Puppet Labs
Description
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.
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
Update to version 2.11.0.