What is CVE-2017-2296?

CVE-2017-2296 is a vulnerability in Puppet Enterprise 2017.1.x and 2017.2.1 that allows specially formatted strings to cause errors and cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS) to the service.

How does CVE-2017-2296 affect Puppet Enterprise?

CVE-2017-2296 affects Puppet Enterprise 2017.1.x and 2017.2.1, causing a Denial-of-Service (DoS) to the service when certain formatting characters are used as Classifier node group names or RBAC role display names.

How severe is CVE-2017-2296?

CVE-2017-2296 has a severity rating of 6.5 (Medium).

How can I fix CVE-2017-2296?

To fix CVE-2017-2296, update Puppet Enterprise to version 2017.2.2 or later.

Is there any additional information about CVE-2017-2296?

For additional information about CVE-2017-2296, you can refer to the official Puppet security advisory at https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2296.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2017-2296

medium

6.5

CWE

1/2/2018

5/8/2024

CVE-2017-2296: Input Validation

First published: Thu Feb 01 2018(Updated: )

In Puppet Enterprise 2017.1.x and 2017.2.1, using specially formatted strings with certain formatting characters as Classifier node group names or RBAC role display names causes errors, effectively causing a DOS to the service. This was resolved in Puppet Enterprise 2017.2.2.

Credit: security@puppet.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Puppet Puppet Enterprise	=2017.1.0
Puppet Puppet Enterprise	=2017.1.1
Puppet Puppet Enterprise	=2017.2.1

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Reference Links

https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2296

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-2296?
CVE-2017-2296 is a vulnerability in Puppet Enterprise 2017.1.x and 2017.2.1 that allows specially formatted strings to cause errors and cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS) to the service.
How does CVE-2017-2296 affect Puppet Enterprise?
CVE-2017-2296 affects Puppet Enterprise 2017.1.x and 2017.2.1, causing a Denial-of-Service (DoS) to the service when certain formatting characters are used as Classifier node group names or RBAC role display names.
How severe is CVE-2017-2296?
CVE-2017-2296 has a severity rating of 6.5 (Medium).
How can I fix CVE-2017-2296?
To fix CVE-2017-2296, update Puppet Enterprise to version 2017.2.2 or later.
Is there any additional information about CVE-2017-2296?
For additional information about CVE-2017-2296, you can refer to the official Puppet security advisory at https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2296.

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