puppet: certificates could be honored even when revoked
Published Dec 11, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.89%
Description
The default vhost configuration file in Puppet before 3.6.2 does not include the SSLCARevocationCheck directive, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a revoked certificate when a Puppet master runs with Apache 2.4.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
puppet
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3
puppet
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4
puppet
Will not fix
Red Hat Satellite 6
puppet
Affected
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager
ruby193-puppet
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | puppet | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3 | puppet | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 | puppet | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | puppet | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager | ruby193-puppet | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of puppet as shipped with Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.3 as they did not include puppet-server.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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 | 0.89% (0.00894) | 58.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.89% (0.00894) | 54.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 17.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00113) | 46.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 6, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00113) | 44.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00120) | 44.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3250
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3250 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1101347 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3250
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3250 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3250
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3250 | ||
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3250 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1101347 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3250 | ||
| https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3250 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3250 |
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