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Vulnerability details: VCID-b94j-dcjk-eqeu
Vulnerability ID VCID-b94j-dcjk-eqeu
Aliases CVE-2012-3408
GHSA-vxf6-w9mp-95hm
Summary Improper Authentication lib/puppet/network/authstore.rb in Puppet before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, supports use of IP addresses in certnames without warning of potential risks, which might allow remote attackers to spoof an agent by acquiring a previously used IP address.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 2.7
Risk 1.4
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-287 Improper Authentication
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
generic_textual LOW http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3408
epss 0.00257 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3408
epss 0.00257 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3408
epss 0.00257 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3408
epss 0.00257 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3408
epss 0.00257 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3408
epss 0.00257 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3408
epss 0.00257 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3408
epss 0.00257 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3408
epss 0.00257 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3408
generic_textual LOW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=839166
cvssv3.1_qr LOW https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vxf6-w9mp-95hm
generic_textual LOW https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet
generic_textual LOW https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/ab9150baa1b738467a33b01df1d90e076253fbbd
generic_textual LOW https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/puppet/CVE-2012-3408.yml
generic_textual LOW https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3408
generic_textual LOW https://www.puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3408-agent-impersonation
Reference id Reference type URL
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3408
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2012-3408.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3408
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=839166
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3408
https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet
https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/ab9150baa1b738467a33b01df1d90e076253fbbd
https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/puppet/CVE-2012-3408.yml
https://www.puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3408-agent-impersonation
CVE-2012-3408 http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3408/
CVE-2012-3408 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3408
GHSA-vxf6-w9mp-95hm https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vxf6-w9mp-95hm
No exploits are available.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.49049
EPSS Score 0.00257
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:47:26.237916+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/gem/puppet/CVE-2012-3408.yml 38.0.0