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".
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/puppetlabs/mcollective-sshkey-security/blob/0.5.1/CHANGELOG.md | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/puppetlabs/mcollective-sshkey-security/commit/3388a3109f4fb1c69fa8505e991bf59ca20d19a2 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2298 | Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/puppetlabs/mcollective-sshkey-security/blob/0.5.1/CHANGELOG.md | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/puppetlabs/mcollective-sshkey-security/commit/3388a3109f4fb1c69fa8505e991bf59ca20d19a2 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2298 | Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
21 Nov 2024, 03:23
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://github.com/puppetlabs/mcollective-sshkey-security/blob/0.5.1/CHANGELOG.md - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://github.com/puppetlabs/mcollective-sshkey-security/commit/3388a3109f4fb1c69fa8505e991bf59ca20d19a2 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2298 - Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory |
09 Sep 2021, 12:57
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:mcollective-sshkey-security:*:*:*:*:*:puppet:*:* |
Information
Published : 2017-06-30 20:29
Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37
NVD link : CVE-2017-2298
Mitre link : CVE-2017-2298
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-2298
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Products Affected
puppet
- mcollective-sshkey-security
CWE
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation