puppet: possible host impersonation when using certificates issues for IP address
Published Aug 6, 2012
2.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.64%
Description
lib/puppet/network/authstore.rb in Puppet before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, supports use of IP addresses in certnames without warning of potential risks, which might allow remote attackers to spoof an agent by acquiring a previously used IP address.
Affected products
No data.
- < 2.5.2
- < 2.7.18
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1
puppet
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1 | puppet | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.64% (0.01641) | 75.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.64% (0.01641) | 73.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.26% (0.00257) | 47.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00342) | 72.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00342) | 70.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00342) | 66.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3408/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3408 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=839166 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party AdvisoryIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vxf6-w9mp-95hm Advisory
- https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/ab9150baa1b738467a33b01df1d90e076253fbbd x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/puppet/CVE-2012-3408.yml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3408
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3408
- https://www.puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3408-agent-impersonation
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3408/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3408 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=839166 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party AdvisoryIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vxf6-w9mp-95hm | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/ab9150baa1b738467a33b01df1d90e076253fbbd | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/puppet/CVE-2012-3408.yml | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3408 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3408 | ||
| https://www.puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3408-agent-impersonation |
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