CVE-2016-9686Not scoredCWE-20

CVE-2016-9686: Puppet Enterprise vulnerability

Puppet · Puppet Enterprise

Affected: Puppet Enterprise · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

1.3%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

70th percentile

050100

Higher than 70% of scored CVEs

Not scored yet. The CVE record carries no CVSS score.

DescriptionCVE.org

The Puppet Communications Protocol (PCP) Broker incorrectly validates message header sizes. An attacker could use this to crash the PCP Broker, preventing commands from being sent to agents. This is resolved in Puppet Enterprise 2016.4.3 and 2016.5.2.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

Puppet · Puppet Enterprise2015.3.x; 2016.x prior to 2016.4.3; 2016.5.1.

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Exploitation: Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Improper Input Validation · Input Validation and Logic
Vendor: Puppet
Published: February 2017
Band: Possible (1 to 10%), February 2017

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