CVE-2018-6517 (GCVE-0-2018-6517)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-03-17 19:14 – Updated: 2024-08-05 06:10
VLAI
Summary
Prior to version 0.3.0, chloride's use of net-ssh resulted in host fingerprints for previously unknown hosts getting added to the user's known_hosts file without confirmation. In version 0.3.0 this is updated so that the user's known_hosts file is not updated by chloride.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • Improper handling of known_hosts file
Assigner
puppet CNA
CNA scorecard – unranked: 0 records in the last 180 days, 10 needed details
References
URL Tags
https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6517 x_refsource_CONFIRM
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Puppet Chloride Affected: prior to 0.3.0
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Date Public
2019-03-08 00:00
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