Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2016-9686

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.

  • Published: Feb 8, 2017
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2016-9686
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5.3
  • AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
puppet / puppet_enterprise 2016.4.0 2016.4.3
puppet / puppet_enterprise 2016.5.1 2016.5.1.x