Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-5716
The console in Puppet Enterprise 2015.x and 2016.x prior to 2016.4.0 includes unsafe string reads that potentially allows for remote code execution on the console node.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code
Products affected by CVE-2016-5716
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2016.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2016.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2016.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2016.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-5716
0.28%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 68 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-5716
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.5
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.0
|
6.4
|
NIST | |
8.8
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-5716
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The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-5716
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https://puppet.com/security/cve/pe-console-oct-2016
Remote Code Execution in Puppet Enterprise Console | PuppetVendor Advisory
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