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CVE-2017-2296 Details

Description

In Puppet Enterprise 2017.1.x and 2017.2.1, using specially formatted strings with certain formatting characters as Classifier node group names or RBAC role display names causes errors, effectively causing a DOS to the service. This was resolved in Puppet Enterprise 2017.2.2.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2296 CVEVendor Advisory
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2296 [email protected]Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
puppet puppet enterprise
2017.1.0
2017.1.1
2017.2.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2017.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2017.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2017.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-2296
NVD Published Date:
Feb 1, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-2296 Details - Not Deferred