CVE-2016-9686
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2016
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
The Puppet Communications Protocol (PCP) Broker incorrectly validates message header sizes. An attacker could use this to crash the PCP Broker, preventing commands from being sent to agents. This is resolved in Puppet Enterprise 2016.4.3 and 2016.5.2.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Puppet Enterprise
- Vendor
- Puppet
- Product
- Puppet Enterprise
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015.3.x | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 2016.x prior to 2016.4.3 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 2016.5.1. | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |