What is the severity of CVE-2013-4966?

CVE-2013-4966 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.

How does CVE-2013-4966 affect Puppet Enterprise versions?

CVE-2013-4966 affects Puppet Enterprise versions prior to 3.2.0, including 3.1.1 and earlier.

How can I mitigate CVE-2013-4966?

Mitigation for CVE-2013-4966 involves upgrading to Puppet Enterprise version 3.2.0 or later to ensure identity verification of consoles.

What type of attack does CVE-2013-4966 enable?

CVE-2013-4966 allows remote attackers to spoof consoles and create arbitrary classifications on the Puppet master.

Is CVE-2013-4966 a local or remote vulnerability?

CVE-2013-4966 is a remote vulnerability, allowing attackers to exploit the system over the network.

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CVE-2013-4966

medium

6.4

CWE

287

7/3/2014

6/8/2024

CVE-2013-4966

First published: Fri Mar 07 2014(Updated: )

The master external node classification script in Puppet Enterprise before 3.2.0 does not verify the identity of consoles, which allows remote attackers to create arbitrary classifications on the master by spoofing a console.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Puppetlabs Puppet Enterprise	<=3.1.1
Puppetlabs Puppet Enterprise	=3.0.0
Puppetlabs Puppet Enterprise	=3.0.1
Puppetlabs Puppet Enterprise	=3.1.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4966?
CVE-2013-4966 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.
How does CVE-2013-4966 affect Puppet Enterprise versions?
CVE-2013-4966 affects Puppet Enterprise versions prior to 3.2.0, including 3.1.1 and earlier.
How can I mitigate CVE-2013-4966?
Mitigation for CVE-2013-4966 involves upgrading to Puppet Enterprise version 3.2.0 or later to ensure identity verification of consoles.
What type of attack does CVE-2013-4966 enable?
CVE-2013-4966 allows remote attackers to spoof consoles and create arbitrary classifications on the Puppet master.
Is CVE-2013-4966 a local or remote vulnerability?
CVE-2013-4966 is a remote vulnerability, allowing attackers to exploit the system over the network.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4966?
CVE-2013-4966 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.
How does CVE-2013-4966 affect Puppet Enterprise versions?
CVE-2013-4966 affects Puppet Enterprise versions prior to 3.2.0, including 3.1.1 and earlier.
How can I mitigate CVE-2013-4966?
Mitigation for CVE-2013-4966 involves upgrading to Puppet Enterprise version 3.2.0 or later to ensure identity verification of consoles.
What type of attack does CVE-2013-4966 enable?
CVE-2013-4966 allows remote attackers to spoof consoles and create arbitrary classifications on the Puppet master.
Is CVE-2013-4966 a local or remote vulnerability?
CVE-2013-4966 is a remote vulnerability, allowing attackers to exploit the system over the network.