High severity · published Aug 9, 2017
CVE-2016-5716
The console in Puppet Enterprise 2015.x and 2016.x prior to 2016.4.0 includes unsafe string reads that potentially allows for remote code execution on the console node
8.8
CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The console in Puppet Enterprise 2015.x and 2016.x prior to 2016.4.0 includes unsafe string reads that potentially allows for remote code execution on the console node.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 78% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PE
Puppet Enterprise · Puppet
2015.2.0; 2015.2.1; 2015.2.2; 2015.2.3; 2015.3.0; 2015.3.1; +6 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5716
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5716
Vendor Advisory
https://puppet.com/security/cve/pe-console-oct-2016
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