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CVE-2014-3250

The default vhost configuration file in Puppet before 3.6.2 does not include the...

6.5 MediumFix available

CVE-2014-3250 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Puppet, published June 30, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.89%, the 59th percentile. Fixed in puppet 3.7.0-1.

The default vhost configuration file in Puppet before 3.6.2 does not include the SSLCARevocationCheck directive, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a revoked certificate when a Puppet master runs with Apache 2.4.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.89%Down 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

The default vhost configuration file in Puppet before 3.6.2 does not include the SSLCARevocationCheck directive, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a revoked certificate when a Puppet master runs with Apache 2.4.

Record
CVE-2014-3250
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
4.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-295
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The default vhost configuration file in Puppet before 3.6.2 does not include the SSLCARevocationCheck directive, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a revoked certificate when a Puppet master runs with Apache 2.4.

Record
CVE-2014-3250
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-3263 No score

The default vhost configuration file in Puppet before 3.6.2 does not include the SSLCARevocationCheck directive, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a revoked certificate when a Puppet master runs with Apache 2.4.

Record
EUVD-2014-3263
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mmpq-gqvm-78gf 6.5

The default vhost configuration file in Puppet before 3.6.2 does not include the...

The default vhost configuration file in Puppet before 3.6.2 does not include the SSLCARevocationCheck directive, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a revoked certificate when a Puppet master runs with Apache 2.4.

Record
GHSA-mmpq-gqvm-78gf
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-295
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.5

The default vhost configuration file in Puppet before 3.6.2 does not include the SSLCARevocationCheck directive, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a revoked certificate when a Puppet master runs with Apache 2.4.

Record
CVE-2014-3250
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-3250 6.5

The default vhost configuration file in Puppet before 3.6.2 does not include the SSLCARevocationCheck directive, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a revoked certificate when a Puppet master runs with Apache 2.4.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3250
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-3250 6.5

The default vhost configuration file in Puppet before 3.6.2 does not include the SSLCARevocationCheck directive, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a revoked certificate when a Puppet master runs with Apache 2.4.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3250
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-RU-2015:0696-1 No score

Security update for puppet

Puppet was updated to fix the following security issues:

* Unsafe use of temporary files. (CVE-2013-4969)
* Arbitrary code execution with required social engineering.
  (CVE-2014-3248, CVE-2014-3250)

Security Issues references:

* CVE-2014-3248
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3248>
* CVE-2013-4969
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4969>
* CVE-2014-3250
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3250>
Record
SUSE-RU-2015:0696-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
puppet
Debian:11
 before 3.7.0-1
3.7.0-1
puppet
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.2.4-2ubuntu23.3.1-1ubuntu13.3.1-1ubuntu23.3.1-1ubuntu33.4.2-1
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3.4.3-13.4.3-1ubuntu13.4.3-1ubuntu1.13.4.3-1ubuntu1.23.4.3-1ubuntu1.3
 None known

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

References

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