Unscored severity · published Aug 12, 2014
CVE-2014-3251
The MCollective aes_security plugin, as used in Puppet Enterprise before 3.3.0 and Mcollective before 2.5.3, does not properly validate new server certificates based on the CA…
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CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The MCollective aes_security plugin, as used in Puppet Enterprise before 3.3.0 and Mcollective before 2.5.3, does not properly validate new server certificates based on the CA certificate, which allows local users to establish unauthorized Mcollective connections via unspecified vectors related to a race condition.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 7% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MC
Mcollective · Puppetlabs
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
PE
Puppet Enterprise · Puppet
through 3.2.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3251
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3251
Vendor Advisory
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2014-3251
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/59356
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/60066
www.osvdb.org
http://www.osvdb.org/109257
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