5.3med
CVE-2016-9686
The Puppet Communications Protocol (PCP) Broker incorrectly validates message header sizes.
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.3
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.3%
percentile 70%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.27% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Affected products
- Puppet Puppet Enterprise
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
- puppet.com /security/cve/cve-2016-9686 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-9686
- NVD: CVE-2016-9686
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