CVE-2017-2298
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Summary
The mcollective-sshkey-security plugin before 0.5.1 for Puppet uses a server-specified identifier as part of a path where a file is written. A compromised server could use this to write a file to an arbitrary location on the client with the filename appended with the string "_pub.pem".
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puppet | mcollective | < 0.5.1 | affected |
Weaknesses
- missing input sanitization
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://github.com/puppetlabs/mcollective-sshkey-security/blob/0.5.1/CHANGELOG.md
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2298
- https://github.com/puppetlabs/mcollective-sshkey-security/commit/3388a3109f4fb1c69fa8505e991bf59ca20d19a2
References
- https://github.com/puppetlabs/mcollective-sshkey-security/blob/0.5.1/CHANGELOG.md
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2298
- https://github.com/puppetlabs/mcollective-sshkey-security/commit/3388a3109f4fb1c69fa8505e991bf59ca20d19a2
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