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NVD Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2016-9686

Deferred

Source-security@puppet.com

Published At-08 Feb, 2017 | 22:59

Updated At-20 Apr, 2025 | 01:37

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.

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
	N/A

Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Primary	3.0	5.3	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Primary	2.0	5.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CPE Matches

Perforce Software, Inc. ("Puppet")

>>puppet_enterprise>>Versions from 2016.4.0(inclusive) to 2016.4.3(exclusive)

cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Perforce Software, Inc. ("Puppet")

>>puppet_enterprise>>2016.5.1

cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2016.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
CWE-20	Primary	nvd@nist.gov

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2016-9686	security@puppet.com	Vendor Advisory
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2016-9686	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Vendor Advisory

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