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Unscored CVE-2016-9686 EUVD-2016-10487GHSA-9pfr-f5q4-v4v8

The Puppet Communications Protocol (PCP) Broker incorrectly validates message header sizes. An attacker could use this to crash the PCP Bro…

Published Feb 8, 2017 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by puppet

Description

The Puppet Communications Protocol (PCP) Broker incorrectly validates message header sizes. An attacker could use this to crash the PCP Broker, preventing commands from being sent to agents. This is resolved in Puppet Enterprise 2016.4.3 and 2016.5.2.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Puppet Puppet Enterprise 2015.3.x, 2016.x prior to 2016.4.3, 2016.5.1. —

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