7.5

CVE-2013-1655: puppet Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2013-1655GHSA-574q-fxfj-wv6h
Published 20-03-2013Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-1655 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in puppet. EPSS estimates a 4.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.56%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
DSA-2643-1

Timeline

  1. 20-03-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.21 and 3.1.x before 3.1.1, when running Ruby 1.9.3 or later, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to "serialized attributes."

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

4.56%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

91%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.56% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
4.56%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Puppet2 products
  • puppet2.7.2 | 2.7.3 | 2.7.4 | 2.7.5 | 2.7.6 | 2.7.7 | 2.7.8 | 2.7.9 | 2.7.10 | 2.7.11 | 2.7.12 | 2.7.13 | 2.7.14 | 2.7.16 | 2.7.17 | 2.7.18
  • puppet_enterprise3.1.0
Debian1 product
  • puppet< 2.7.18-3
Puppetlabs1 product
  • puppet2.7.0 | 2.7.1 | 2.7.19 | 2.7.20 | 2.7.20:rc1
RubyGems1 product
  • puppet≥ 2.7.0, < 2.7.21 | ≥ 3.1.0, < 3.1.1

4 vendors · 5 products

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