CVE-2017-2295

8.2 HIGH
Published: July 05, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

Versions of Puppet prior to 4.10.1 will deserialize data off the wire (from the agent to the server, in this case) with a attacker-specified format. This could be used to force YAML deserialization in an unsafe manner, which would lead to remote code execution. This change constrains the format of data on the wire to PSON or safely decoded YAML.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3862
Source: security@puppet.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98582
Source: security@puppet.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2295
Source: security@puppet.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3862
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98582
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2295
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.2 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.4%
82th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

puppet debian