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CVE-2014-3251

MEDIUM
4.4
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

The MCollective aes_security plugin, as used in Puppet Enterprise before 3.3.0 and Mcollective before 2.5.3, does not properly validate new server certificates based on the CA certificate, which allows local users to establish unauthorized Mcollective connections via unspecified vectors related to a race condition.

How to fix

Remediation Available
mcollectiveDebian
Fixed in:2.6.0+dfsg-1CVE-2014-3251
Fixed in:2.6.0+dfsg-1CVE-2014-3251

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

0.18%probability of exploitation in 30 days
7thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 7% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

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