HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2012-1987
LOW

CVE-2012-1987

NVD-CWE-noinfoPublished: May 29, 2012· Updated: Jun 16, 2026

3.5
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.15 and 2.7.x before 2.7.13, and Puppet Enterprise (PE) Users 1.0, 1.1, 1.2.x, 2.0.x, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 allows remote authenticated users with agent SSL keys to (1) cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a REST request to a stream that triggers a thread block, as demonstrated using CVE-2012-1986 and /dev/random; or (2) cause a denial of service (filesystem consumption) via crafted REST requests that use "a marshaled form of a Puppet::FileBucket::File object" to write to arbitrary file locations.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2012-1987 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityM
Privileges Req.
User Interaction
Scope
Impact
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityP
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected Vendors & Products

puppet2 product(s)
puppetpuppet enterprise
Source: NVD CPE · 2 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
Exploit-DB
Offensive Security exploit database
GitHub PoC Search
Community PoC repositories
Rapid7 / Metasploit
Metasploit module search
PacketStorm
Security advisories & exploits
NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
MITRE CVE
CVE Program entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttp://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13552
ADVISORYhttp://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13553
ADVISORYhttp://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1987/
ADVISORYhttp://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1987/hotfixes/
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/48743
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/48748
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/48789
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/49136
ADVISORYhttp://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1419-1
ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2451
ADVISORYhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74794
ADVISORYhttp://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13552
ADVISORYhttp://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13553
ADVISORYhttp://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1987/
ADVISORYhttp://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1987/hotfixes/
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/48743
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/48748
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/48789
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/49136
ADVISORYhttp://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1419-1
ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2451
ADVISORYhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74794

All References (38)

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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079227.htmlBroken Link
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079289.htmlBroken Link
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080003.htmlBroken Link
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http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13552Broken Link · Vendor Advisory
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http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13553Broken Link · Vendor Advisory
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http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Release_Notes#2.6.15Broken Link
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http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1987/Broken Link · Vendor Advisory
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http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1987/hotfixes/Broken Link · Vendor Advisory
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http://secunia.com/advisories/48743Broken Link · Vendor Advisory
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http://secunia.com/advisories/48748Broken Link · Vendor Advisory
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http://secunia.com/advisories/48789Broken Link · Vendor Advisory
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http://secunia.com/advisories/49136Broken Link · Vendor Advisory
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http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1419-1Third Party Advisory
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http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2451Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
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http://www.osvdb.org/81308Broken Link

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2012-1987
CVSS Score3.5 / 10
SeverityLOW
WeaknessNVD-CWE-noinfo
CISA KEVNo
Affected1 vendor(s)
PublishedMay 29, 2012

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2012-1987 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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