CVE-2017-2299
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Versions of the puppetlabs-apache module prior to 1.11.1 and 2.1.0 make it very easy to accidentally misconfigure TLS trust. If you specify the `ssl_ca` parameter but do not specify the `ssl_certs_dir` parameter, a default will be provided for the `ssl_certs_dir` that will trust certificates from any of the system-trusted certificate authorities. This did not affect FreeBSD.
Find out more about CVE-2017-2299 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue affects Red Hat Satellite 6.1 and 6.2. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. Red Hat Satellite 6.3 is not affected by this issue.
CVSS v3 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 7.5 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | puppet | Not affected |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12.0 | puppet-apache | Not affected |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11.0 (Ocata) | puppet-apache | Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 | puppet-apache | Will not fix |
External References
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