Is CVE-2012-3408 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-3408 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-3408?

CVE-2012-3408 has a CVSS v2 base score of 2.6 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-3408?

CVE-2012-3408 has an EPSS score of 1.64% (74th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-3408?

Upgrade puppet on debian 11 to 2.7.18-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-3408

LOWEPSS 74th pctl

2.6

CVSS v2

NVD

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.

CWE-287Improper Authentication

How to fix

Remediation Available

puppetDebian

Fixed in:2.7.18-1CVE-2012-3408

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.64%probability of exploitation in 30 days

74thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 74% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Vendor Advisory1

puppetlabs.com

Third-Party Advisory1

bugzilla.redhat.com

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CVE-2023-35082	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
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CVE-2023-46805	High	8.2	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.