CVE-2018-6508
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Puppet Enterprise 2017.3.x prior to 2017.3.3 are vulnerable to a remote execution bug when a specially crafted string was passed into the facter_task or puppet_conf tasks. This vulnerability only affects tasks in the affected modules, if you are not using puppet tasks you are not affected by this vulnerability.
Find out more about CVE-2018-6508 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v3 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 9 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | Low |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity Impact | High |
| Availability Impact | High |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 (Queens) | puppet-mysql | Affected |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 (Queens) | puppet-apache | Affected |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12.0 | puppet-apache | Not affected |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12.0 | puppet-mysql | Not affected |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11.0 (Ocata) | puppet-apache | Not affected |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11.0 (Ocata) | puppet-mysql | Not affected |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 | puppet-mysql | Not affected |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 | puppet-apache | Not affected |
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