CVE-2018-6514

puppet-agent: Facter tries to load DLLs from the current working directory

Published Jun 11, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-18270 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.
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
puppet
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 5:49 PM
Reserved
Feb 1, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 11, 2018, 8:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:01 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jun 7, 2018, 12:00 AM