HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2014-3248
MEDIUM

CVE-2014-3248

CWE-17Published: November 16, 2014· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

6.2
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Puppet Enterprise 2.8 before 2.8.7, Puppet before 2.7.26 and 3.x before 3.6.2, Facter 1.6.x and 2.x before 2.0.2, Hiera before 1.3.4, and Mcollective before 2.5.2, when running with Ruby 1.9.1 or earlier, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file in the current working directory, as demonstrated using (1) rubygems/defaults/operating_system.rb, (2) Win32API.rb, (3) Win32API.so, (4) safe_yaml.rb, (5) safe_yaml/deep.rb, or (6) safe_yaml/deep.so; or (7) operatingsystem.rb, (8) operatingsystem.so, (9) osfamily.rb, or (10) osfamily.so in puppet/confine.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2014-3248 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

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 VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges Req.
User Interaction
Scope
Impact
ConfidentialityC
IntegrityC
AvailabilityC
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Vendors & Products

puppet5 product(s)
factermarionette collectivehierapuppetpuppet enterprise
puppetlabs1 product(s)
facter
Source: NVD CPE · 7 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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GitHub PoC Search
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Rapid7 / Metasploit
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Security advisories & exploits
NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
MITRE CVE
CVE Program entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttp://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2014-3248
ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68035
ADVISORYhttp://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2014-3248
ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68035

All References (10)

→
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2014-3248Vendor Advisory
→
http://rowediness.com/2014/06/13/cve-2014-3248-a-little-problem-with-puppet/Exploit · Technical Description
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/59197Technical Description
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http://secunia.com/advisories/59200Technical Description
→
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68035Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
→
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2014-3248Vendor Advisory
→
http://rowediness.com/2014/06/13/cve-2014-3248-a-little-problem-with-puppet/Exploit · Technical Description
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/59197Technical Description
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/59200Technical Description
→
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68035Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2014-3248
CVSS Score6.2 / 10
SeverityMEDIUM
WeaknessCWE-17
CISA KEVNo
Affected2 vendor(s)
PublishedNov 16, 2014

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2014-3248 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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