CVE-2018-6514 (GCVE-0-2018-6514)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-06-11 20:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 17:49
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
In Puppet Agent 1.10.x prior to 1.10.13, Puppet Agent 5.3.x prior to 5.3.7, Puppet Agent 5.5.x prior to 5.5.2, Facter on Windows is vulnerable to a DLL preloading attack, which could lead to a privilege escalation.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
- Arbitrary Code Execution
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6514 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puppet | Puppet Agent |
Affected:
Puppet Agent 1.10.x prior to 1.10.13, Puppet Agent 5.3.x prior to 5.3.7, Puppet Agent 5.5.x prior to 5.5.2
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guessed |
Date Public
2018-06-11 00:00
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