Is CVE-2012-1987 being actively exploited?

It is not currently in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploitation probability is 3%.

What products does CVE-2012-1987 affect?

Tracked products affected include Puppet. Check the version you run to see whether it is affected.

How do I fix CVE-2012-1987?

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Upgrade affected products to a fixed version.

CVE-2012-1987

Q: What is CVE-2012-1987?

CVE-2012-1987 is a low-severity software vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.5. Unspecified vulnerability in Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.15 and 2.7.x before 2.7.13, and Puppet Enterprise (PE) Users 1.0, 1.1, 1.2.x, 2.0.x, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 allows remote authenticated users with agent SSL keys to (1) cause a denial of

LOW severity · CVSS 3.5

3.5CVSS LOW

Summary

Unspecified vulnerability in Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.15 and 2.7.x before 2.7.13, and Puppet Enterprise (PE) Users 1.0, 1.1, 1.2.x, 2.0.x, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 allows remote authenticated users with agent SSL keys to (1) cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a REST request to a stream that triggers a thread block, as demonstrated using CVE-2012-1986 and /dev/random; or (2) cause a denial of service (filesystem consumption) via crafted REST requests that use "a marshaled form of a Puppet::FileBucket::File object" to write to arbitrary file locations.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorNetwork

Attack complexity—

Privileges required—

User interaction—

Confidentiality impactNone

Integrity impactNone

Availability impact—

Exploit probability (EPSS)3%

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products we track (1)

Puppet

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

CVE-2012-1987

Summary

Impact & exploitability

Affected products we track (1)

Recommendation

Additional information