CVE-2017-2298
published 2017-06-30CVE-2017-2298: The mcollective-sshkey-security plugin before 0.5.1 for Puppet uses a server-specified identifier as part of a path where a file is written. A compromised…
PriorityP432medium6.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNIHAN
EPSS
1.49%
71.0th percentile
The mcollective-sshkey-security plugin before 0.5.1 for Puppet uses a server-specified identifier as part of a path where a file is written. A compromised server could use this to write a file to an arbitrary location on the client with the filename appended with the string "_pub.pem".
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| puppet | mcollective | < 0.5.1 | 0.5.1 |
| puppet | mcollective-sshkey-security | <= 0.5.0 | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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https://github.com/puppetlabs/mcollective-sshkey-security/blob/0.5.1/CHANGELOG.mdhttps://github.com/puppetlabs/mcollective-sshkey-security/commit/3388a3109f4fb1c69fa8505e991bf59ca20d19a2https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2298https://github.com/puppetlabs/mcollective-sshkey-security/blob/0.5.1/CHANGELOG.mdhttps://github.com/puppetlabs/mcollective-sshkey-security/commit/3388a3109f4fb1c69fa8505e991bf59ca20d19a2https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2298
2017-06-30
Published