Improper Access Control Affecting mcollective package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.89% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-MCOLLECTIVE-418212
  • published13 Feb 2017
  • disclosed13 Feb 2017

Introduced: 13 Feb 2017

CVE-2016-2788  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:8 mcollective.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mcollective package and not the mcollective package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

MCollective 2.7.0 and 2.8.x before 2.8.9, as used in Puppet Enterprise, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the mco ping command.