CVE-2014-3248

Name: CVE-2014-3248
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2014-11-16T17:59:03.113+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 0.54%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-3248 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

0.54%

41.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-17

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Update
Puppet	Facter	2.0.0	Rc1
Puppet	Facter	2.0.1	—
Puppetlabs	Facter	>= 1.6.0, <= 1.6.18	—
Puppet	Marionette Collective	< 2.5.2	—
Puppet	Hiera	< 1.3.4	—
Puppet	Puppet	< 2.7.26	—
Puppet	Puppet	>= 3.6.0, < 3.6.2	—
Puppet	Puppet Enterprise	>= 2.8.0, < 2.8.7	—

References

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
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

Timeline

Published: Nov 16, 2014
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-3248?

How severe is CVE-2014-3248?

Severity scoring for CVE-2014-3248 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 0.54% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-3248?

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Source: NVD / NIST